sikkhā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 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

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

Declension

Declension table of "sikkhā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sikkhāsikkhāyo or sikkhā
Accusative (second)sikkhaṃsikkhāyo or sikkhā
Instrumental (third)sikkhāya or sikkhāsikkhāhi or sikkhābhi
Dative (fourth)sikkhāyasikkhānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sikkhāyasikkhāhi or sikkhābhi
Genitive (sixth)sikkhāyasikkhānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sikkhāya or sikkhāyaṃsikkhāsu
Vocative (calling)sikkhesikkhāyo or sikkhā

Derived terms

References

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