शिक्षक

See also: शैक्षिक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षक (śikṣaka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɪk.ʂək/, [ʃɪk.ʃək]

Noun

शिक्षक • (śikṣak) m (feminine शिक्षिका)

1. teacher, educator

   Synonyms: अध्यापक (adhyāpak), गुरु (guru)

Declension

Declension of शिक्षक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शिक्षक śikṣak	शिक्षक śikṣak
oblique	शिक्षक śikṣak	शिक्षकों śikṣakõ
vocative	शिक्षक śikṣak	शिक्षको śikṣako

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “शिक्षक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षक (śikṣaka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕik.ʂək/

Noun

शिक्षक • (śikṣak) m

1. teacher, educator

Declension

Declension of शिक्षक (śikṣak)
direct singular	शिक्षक śikṣak
direct plural	शिक्षक śikṣak
	singular		plural
nominative	शिक्षक śikṣak		शिक्षक śikṣak
oblique	शिक्षका- śikṣakā-		शिक्षकां- śikṣakāN-
dative	शिक्षकाला śikṣakālā		शिक्षकांना śikṣakāNnā
ergative	शिक्षकाने śikṣakāne		शिक्षकांनी śikṣakāNni
instrumental	शिक्षकाशी śikṣakāśi		शिक्षकांशी śikṣakāNśi
locative	शिक्षकात śikṣakāt		शिक्षकांत śikṣakāNt
vocative	शिक्षका śikṣakā		शिक्षकांनो śikṣakāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of शिक्षक
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	शिक्षकाचा śikṣakāċā	शिक्षकाचे śikṣakāce	शिक्षकाची śikṣakāci	शिक्षकाच्या śikṣakāca	शिक्षकाचे, शिक्षकाचं śikṣakāce, śikṣakāċa	शिक्षकाची śikṣakāci	शिक्षकाच्या śikṣakāca
plural subject	शिक्षकांचा śikṣakāNċā	शिक्षकांचे śikṣakāNce	शिक्षकांची śikṣakāNci	शिक्षकांच्या śikṣakāNca	शिक्षकांचे, शिक्षकांचं śikṣakāNce, śikṣakāNċa	शिक्षकांची śikṣakāNci	शिक्षकांच्या śikṣakāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also

• शिक्षण (śikṣaṇ, “education”)
• शिक्षिका (śikṣikā, “teacher”) (female)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शिक्षक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Nepali

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षक (śikṣaka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sik̚t͡sʰek]
• Phonetic Devanagari: सिक्छेक्
• IPA^(key): [sit̚t͡sʰʲʌk]

Noun

शिक्षक • (śikṣak)

1. teacher; tutor

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬰᬶᬓ᭄ᬱᬓ (Balinese script)
• শিক্ষক (Assamese script)
• শিক্ষক (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰰𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌕 (Grantha script)
• શિક્ષક (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਿਕੑਸ਼ਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦯꦶꦏ꧀ꦰꦏ (Javanese script)
• ឝិក្ឞក (Khmer script)
• ಶಿಕ್ಷಕ (Kannada script)
• ຨິກ຺ຩກ (Lao script)
• ശിക്ഷക (Malayalam script)
• 𑘫𑘱𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠢᢉᢔᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᡧᡳᡬᢢᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• ၐိက္ၑက (Burmese script)
• 𑧋𑧒𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଶିକ୍ଷକ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢶꢒ꣄ꢰꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖰𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖎 (Siddham script)
• ශික්ෂක (Sinhalese script)
• ஶிக்ஷக (Tamil script)
• శిక్షక (Telugu script)
• ศิกฺษก (Thai script)
• ཤི་ཀྵ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒱𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒏 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root शिक्ष् (śikṣ) +‎ -अक (-aka).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕik.ʂɐ.kɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕik.ʂɐ.kɐ/

Noun

शिक्षक • (śikṣaka) root form, m (feminine शिक्षिका) (masculine)

1. teacher
2. instructor

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शिक्षक (śikṣaka)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शिक्षकः śikṣakaḥ	शिक्षकौ śikṣakau	शिक्षकाः / शिक्षकासः¹ śikṣakāḥ / śikṣakāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शिक्षक śikṣaka	शिक्षकौ śikṣakau	शिक्षकाः / शिक्षकासः¹ śikṣakāḥ / śikṣakāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शिक्षकम् śikṣakam	शिक्षकौ śikṣakau	शिक्षकान् śikṣakān
Instrumental	शिक्षकेण śikṣakeṇa	शिक्षकाभ्याम् śikṣakābhyām	शिक्षकैः / शिक्षकेभिः¹ śikṣakaiḥ / śikṣakebhiḥ¹
Dative	शिक्षकाय śikṣakāya	शिक्षकाभ्याम् śikṣakābhyām	शिक्षकेभ्यः śikṣakebhyaḥ
Ablative	शिक्षकात् śikṣakāt	शिक्षकाभ्याम् śikṣakābhyām	शिक्षकेभ्यः śikṣakebhyaḥ
Genitive	शिक्षकस्य śikṣakasya	शिक्षकयोः śikṣakayoḥ	शिक्षकाणाम् śikṣakāṇām
Locative	शिक्षके śikṣake	शिक्षकयोः śikṣakayoḥ	शिक्षकेषु śikṣakeṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• →Tatsama:

  • Bengali: শিক্ষক (śikkhok)
  • Gujarati: શિક્ષક (śikṣak)
  • Hindi: शिक्षक (śikṣak)
  • Marathi: शिक्षक (śikṣak)
  • Nepali: शिक्षक (śikṣak)
  • Odia: ଶିକ୍ଷକ (śikṣôkô)