शिक्षा

See also: shiksa

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā), from the root verb शिक्ष् (śikṣ, to learn, study).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ʃɪk.ʂɑː/, [ʃɪk.ʃäː]

Noun

शिक्षा • (śikṣā) f (Urdu spelling شکشا)

  1. education
    इस देश में शिक्षा का स्तर गिर गया है।
    is deś mẽ śikṣā kā star gir gayā hai.
    In this country the standard of education has declined.
  2. lesson, moral
    इस कहानी की शिक्षा यह है।
    is kahānī kī śikṣā yah hai.
    This is the moral of the story.
    तुम्हें इससे शिक्षा लेनी चाहिये।
    tumhẽ isse śikṣā lenī cāhiye.
    This should be a lesson to you.

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989) “शिक्षा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “शिक्षा”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Marathi

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Compare Kannada ಶಿಕ್ಷೆ (śikṣe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɕik.ʂa/

Noun

शिक्षा • (śikṣā) f

  1. punishment

Declension

Declension of शिक्षा (fem ā-stem)
direct
singular
शिक्षा
śikṣā
direct
plural
शिक्षा
śikṣā
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
शिक्षा
śikṣā
शिक्षा
śikṣā
oblique
सामान्यरूप
शिक्षे
śikṣe
शिक्षां-
śikṣān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
शिक्षेला
śikṣelā
शिक्षांना
śikṣānnā
ergative शिक्षेने, शिक्षेनं
śikṣene, śikṣena
शिक्षांनी
śikṣānnī
instrumental शिक्षेशी
śikṣeśī
शिक्षांशी
śikṣānśī
locative
सप्तमी
शिक्षेत
śikṣet
शिक्षांत
śikṣāt
vocative
संबोधन
शिक्षे
śikṣe
शिक्षांनो
śikṣānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of शिक्षा (fem ā-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
शिक्षेचा
śikṣeċā
शिक्षेचे
śikṣeċe
शिक्षेची
śikṣecī
शिक्षेच्या
śikṣecā
शिक्षेचे, शिक्षेचं
śikṣeċe, śikṣeċa
शिक्षेची
śikṣecī
शिक्षेच्या
śikṣecā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
शिक्षांचा
śikṣānċā
शिक्षांचे
śikṣānċe
शिक्षांची
śikṣāñcī
शिक्षांच्या
śikṣāncā
शिक्षांचे, शिक्षांचं
śikṣānċe, śikṣānċa
शिक्षांची
śikṣāñcī
शिक्षांच्या
śikṣāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “शिक्षा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sik̚t͡sʰjä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: सिछा
  • IPA(key): [sit̚t͡sʰjä]
  • Phonetic Devanagari: सिच्छ्या

Noun

शिक्षा • (śikṣā)

  1. education
  2. lesson, moral

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā).

Noun

शिक्षा • (śikṣā) f

  1. knowledge

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćikš- (to learn) ,from Proto-Indo-European *ḱí-ḱ(e)k-se-ti, from *ḱek- (to be able, capable). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬥𐬀 (sixšəmna, learned), 𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀 (sixšaiia, to be learned).

Pronunciation

Noun

शिक्षा • (śikṣā) stem, f

  1. (originally) desire of being able to effect anything; a wish to accomplish
  2. learning, study
  3. knowledge, art, skill
  4. teaching, training
  5. chastisement, punishment
  6. the science which teaches proper articulation and pronunciation of Vedic texts

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of शिक्षा (śikṣā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative शिक्षा
śikṣā
शिक्षे
śikṣe
शिक्षाः
śikṣāḥ
Vocative शिक्षे
śikṣe
शिक्षे
śikṣe
शिक्षाः
śikṣāḥ
Accusative शिक्षाम्
śikṣām
शिक्षे
śikṣe
शिक्षाः
śikṣāḥ
Instrumental शिक्षया / शिक्षा¹
śikṣayā / śikṣā¹
शिक्षाभ्याम्
śikṣābhyām
शिक्षाभिः
śikṣābhiḥ
Dative शिक्षायै
śikṣāyai
शिक्षाभ्याम्
śikṣābhyām
शिक्षाभ्यः
śikṣābhyaḥ
Ablative शिक्षायाः / शिक्षायै²
śikṣāyāḥ / śikṣāyai²
शिक्षाभ्याम्
śikṣābhyām
शिक्षाभ्यः
śikṣābhyaḥ
Genitive शिक्षायाः / शिक्षायै²
śikṣāyāḥ / śikṣāyai²
शिक्षयोः
śikṣayoḥ
शिक्षाणाम्
śikṣāṇām
Locative शिक्षायाम्
śikṣāyām
शिक्षयोः
śikṣayoḥ
शिक्षासु
śikṣāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

References

Further reading

  • Hellwig, Oliver (2010-2024) “śikṣā”, in DCS - The Digital Corpus of Sanskrit, Berlin, Germany.
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