सीख

Hindi

Etymology

Deverbal form of सीखना (sīkhnā), or equivalently Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (sikkhā), from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /siːkʰ/

Noun

सीख • (sīkh) f (Urdu spelling سیکھ)

1. instruction, a lesson
2. advice

Declension

Declension of सीख (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सीख sīkh	सीखें sīkhẽ
oblique	सीख sīkh	सीखों sīkhõ
vocative	सीख sīkh	सीखो sīkho

Verb

सीख • (sīkh) (Urdu spelling سیکھ)

1. inflection of सीखना (sīkhnā):
   1. stem
   2. second-person singular intimate present imperative

Derived terms

• सीख देना (sīkh denā, “to give advice”)
• सीख मानना (sīkh mānnā, “to heed advice”)
• सीख लेना (sīkh lenā, “to ask for or take advice”)

 

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सीख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śíkṣā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press