ਸਿੱਖ
Punjabi edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
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Noun edit
ਸਿੱਖ • (sikkha) m (Shahmukhi spelling سکھ)
Declension edit
Declension of ਸਿੱਖ | ||
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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 edit
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਿੱਖ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.