sikkhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
सिक्खा (Devanagari script)
সিক্খা (Bengali script)
සික‍්ඛා (Sinhalese script)
သိက္ခာ or သိၵ္ၶႃ or သိၵ်ၶႃ (Burmese script)
สิกฺขา or สิกขา (Thai script)
ᩈᩥᨠ᩠ᨡᩣ (Tai Tham script)
ສິກ຺ຂາ or ສິກຂາ (Lao script)
សិក្ខា (Khmer script)
𑄥𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Vedic Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā).

Noun

sikkhā f

study, discipline
(as one of the six Vedāngas) phonetics

Declension

Declension table of "sikkhā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sikkhā	sikkhāyo or sikkhā
Accusative (second)	sikkhaṃ	sikkhāyo or sikkhā
Instrumental (third)	sikkhāya or sikkhā	sikkhāhi or sikkhābhi
Dative (fourth)	sikkhāya	sikkhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sikkhāya	sikkhāhi or sikkhābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sikkhāya	sikkhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sikkhāya or sikkhāyaṃ	sikkhāsu
Vocative (calling)	sikkhe	sikkhāyo or sikkhā

Derived terms

sikkhāpada

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sikkhā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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