शिक्चे

Konkani

Alternative forms

• शिकप (śikap)

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï), from Sanskrit शिक्षति (śikṣati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćikš- (“to learn”). Cognate with Marathi शिकणे (śikṇe), Hindi सीखना (sīkhnā), Gujarati શીખવું (śīkhvũ).

Verb

शिक्चे • (śikce) (Latin script xikche, Kannada script ಶಿಕ್ಚೆ)

1. to learn
2. to study

Related terms

• शिकव्चे (śikavce, “to teach”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śíkṣatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press