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)

instruction, a lesson
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)

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

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