ਸਿੱਖ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (sikkhā)), from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā, “instruction, teaching”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćikš- (“to learn”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਸਿੱਖ • (sikkha) m (Shahmukhi spelling سکھ)

1. (Sikhism) a Sikh; disciple of Guru Nanak; the Sikh community

Declension

Declension of ਸਿੱਖ
dir. sg.	ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)
dir. pl.	ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)
	singular	plural
direct	ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)	ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)
oblique	ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)	ਸਿੱਖਾਂ (sikkhā̃)
vocative	ਸਿੱਖਾ (sikkhā)	ਸਿੱਖੋ (sikkho)
ablative	ਸਿੱਖੋਂ (sikkhõ)	—
locative	ਸਿੱਖੇ (sikkhe)	ਸਿੱਖੀਂ (sikkhī̃)
instrumental	ਸਿੱਖੇ (sikkhe)	ਸਿੱਖੀਂ (sikkhī̃)

References

• Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਿੱਖ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.