शिक्षण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षण (śikṣaṇa). Doublet of सीखना (sīkhnā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɪk.ʂəɳ/, [ʃɪk.ʃɐ̃ɳ]

Noun

शिक्षण • (śikṣaṇ) m

1. teaching, instruction

Declension

Declension of शिक्षण (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शिक्षण śikṣaṇ	शिक्षण śikṣaṇ
oblique	शिक्षण śikṣaṇ	शिक्षणों śikṣaṇõ
vocative	शिक्षण śikṣaṇ	शिक्षणो śikṣaṇo

Related terms

• शिक्षा (śikṣā)

Konkani

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षण (śikṣaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɪk.ʃəːɳ/

Noun

शिक्षण • (śikṣaṇ) (Latin script xikxonn, Kannada script ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ)

1. education, learning

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षण (śikṣaṇa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕik.ʂəɳ/

Noun

शिक्षण • (śikṣaṇ) n

1. education, learning

Declension

Declension of शिक्षण (neut cons-stem)

	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	शिक्षण śikṣaṇ	शिक्षणे, शिक्षणं śikṣaṇe, śikṣaṇa
oblique सामान्यरूप	शिक्षणा śikṣaṇā	शिक्षणां- śikṣaṇā̃-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	शिक्षणाला śikṣaṇālā	शिक्षणांना śikṣaṇānnā
ergative	शिक्षणाने, शिक्षणानं śikṣaṇāne, śikṣaṇāna	शिक्षणांनी śikṣaṇānnī
instrumental	शिक्षणाशी śikṣaṇāśī	शिक्षणांशी śikṣaṇāuśī
locative सप्तमी	शिक्षणात śikṣaṇāt	शिक्षणांत śikṣaṇānta
vocative संबोधन	शिक्षणा śikṣaṇā	शिक्षणांनो śikṣaṇānno

Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of शिक्षण (neut cons-stem)

	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	शिक्षणाचा śikṣaṇācā	शिक्षणाचे śikṣaṇāce	शिक्षणाची śikṣaṇācī	शिक्षणाच्या śikṣaṇācyā	शिक्षणाचे, शिक्षणाचं śikṣaṇāce, śikṣaṇāca	शिक्षणाची śikṣaṇācī	शिक्षणाच्या śikṣaṇācyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	शिक्षणांचा śikṣaṇāñcā	शिक्षणांचे śikṣaṇāñce	शिक्षणांची śikṣaṇāñcī	शिक्षणांच्या śikṣaṇāñcyā	शिक्षणांचे, शिक्षणांचं śikṣaṇāñce, śikṣaṇāñca	शिक्षणांची śikṣaṇāñcī	शिक्षणांच्या śikṣaṇāñcyā

^* 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

• शिक्षक (śikṣak, “teacher”) (male)
• शिक्षिका (śikṣikā, “teacher”) (female)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “शिक्षण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• শিক্ষণ (Assamese script)
• ᬰᬶᬓ᭄ᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
• শিক্ষণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰰𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• ၐိက္ၑဏ (Burmese script)
• શિક્ષણ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਿਕ੍ਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
• ꦯꦶꦏ꧀ꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
• 𑂬𑂱𑂍𑂹𑂭𑂝 (Kaithi script)
• ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ (Kannada script)
• ឝិក្ឞណ (Khmer script)
• ຨິກ຺ຩຓ (Lao script)
• ശിക്ഷണ (Malayalam script)
• ᡧᡳᡬᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘫𑘱𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠱᠢᢉᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧋𑧒𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଶିକ୍ଷଣ (Odia script)
• ꢯꢶꢒ꣄ꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖰𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ශික්‍ෂණ (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩿𑩑𑩜 𑪙𑪀𑩪 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚧𑚮𑚊𑚶𑚘 (Takri script)
• ஶிக்ஷண (Tamil script)
• శిక్షణ (Telugu script)
• ศิกฺษณ (Thai script)
• ཤི་ཀྵ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒱𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨮𑨁𑨋𑩇𑨯𑨘 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

शिक्ष् (śikṣ, root) +‎ -अन (-ana)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕik.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ɕik.ʂɐ.ɳɐ/

Noun

शिक्षण • (śikṣaṇa) stem, n

1. education, instruction, teaching in [with locative]
2. learning, acquiring knowledge

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शिक्षण

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शिक्षणम् (śikṣaṇam)	शिक्षणे (śikṣaṇe)	शिक्षणानि (śikṣaṇāni) शिक्षणा¹ (śikṣaṇā¹)
accusative	शिक्षणम् (śikṣaṇam)	शिक्षणे (śikṣaṇe)	शिक्षणानि (śikṣaṇāni) शिक्षणा¹ (śikṣaṇā¹)
instrumental	शिक्षणेन (śikṣaṇena)	शिक्षणाभ्याम् (śikṣaṇābhyām)	शिक्षणैः (śikṣaṇaiḥ) शिक्षणेभिः¹ (śikṣaṇebhiḥ¹)
dative	शिक्षणाय (śikṣaṇāya)	शिक्षणाभ्याम् (śikṣaṇābhyām)	शिक्षणेभ्यः (śikṣaṇebhyaḥ)
ablative	शिक्षणात् (śikṣaṇāt)	शिक्षणाभ्याम् (śikṣaṇābhyām)	शिक्षणेभ्यः (śikṣaṇebhyaḥ)
genitive	शिक्षणस्य (śikṣaṇasya)	शिक्षणयोः (śikṣaṇayoḥ)	शिक्षणानाम् (śikṣaṇānām)
locative	शिक्षणे (śikṣaṇe)	शिक्षणयोः (śikṣaṇayoḥ)	शिक्षणेषु (śikṣaṇeṣu)
vocative	शिक्षण (śikṣaṇa)	शिक्षणे (śikṣaṇe)	शिक्षणानि (śikṣaṇāni) शिक्षणा¹ (śikṣaṇā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: शिक्षण (śikṣaṇ) (learned)
• → Konkani: शिक्षण (śikṣaṇ) (learned)
• → Marathi: शिक्षण (śikṣaṇ) (learned)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “शिक्षण”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1070, column 1.