शिक्षण

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शिक्षण (śikṣaṇa).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɪk.ʂəɳ/, [ʃɪk.ʃə̃ɳ]

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 (śikṣaṇ)
direct singular	शिक्षण śikṣaṇ
direct plural	शिक्षणे, शिक्षणं śikṣaṇe, śikṣaṇa
	singular		plural
nominative	शिक्षण śikṣaṇ		शिक्षणे, शिक्षणं śikṣaṇe, śikṣaṇa
oblique	शिक्षणा- śikṣaṇā-		शिक्षणां- śikṣaṇāN-
dative	शिक्षणाला śikṣaṇālā		शिक्षणांना śikṣaṇāNnā
ergative	शिक्षणाने śikṣaṇāne		शिक्षणांनी śikṣaṇāNni
instrumental	शिक्षणाशी śikṣaṇāśi		शिक्षणांशी śikṣaṇāNśi
locative	शिक्षणात śikṣaṇāt		शिक्षणांत śikṣaṇāNt
vocative	शिक्षणा śikṣaṇā		शिक्षणांनो śikṣaṇāNno
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 शिक्षण
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	शिक्षणाचा śikṣaṇāċā	शिक्षणाचे śikṣaṇāce	शिक्षणाची śikṣaṇāci	शिक्षणाच्या śikṣaṇāca	शिक्षणाचे, शिक्षणाचं śikṣaṇāce, śikṣaṇāċa	शिक्षणाची śikṣaṇāci	शिक्षणाच्या śikṣaṇāca
plural subject	शिक्षणांचा śikṣaṇāNċā	शिक्षणांचे śikṣaṇāNce	शिक्षणांची śikṣaṇāNci	शिक्षणांच्या śikṣaṇāNca	शिक्षणांचे, शिक्षणांचं śikṣaṇāNce, śikṣaṇāNċa	शिक्षणांची śikṣaṇāNci	शिक्षणांच्या śikṣaṇāNca
* 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, “शिक्षण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬰᬶᬓ᭄ᬱᬡ (Balinese script)
• শিক্ষণ (Assamese script)
• শিক্ষণ (Bengali script)
• 𑰫𑰰𑰎𑰿𑰬𑰜 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀰𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀱𑀡 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌶𑌿𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌣 (Grantha script)
• શિક્ષણ (Gujarati script)
• ਸ਼ਿਕੑਸ਼ਣ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦯꦶꦏ꧀ꦰꦟ (Javanese script)
• ឝិក្ឞណ (Khmer script)
• ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ (Kannada script)
• ຨິກ຺ຩຓ (Lao script)
• ശിക്ഷണ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘫𑘱𑘎𑘿𑘬𑘜 (Modi script)
• ᠱᢈᢉᢔᠠᢏᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• ᡧᡳᡬᢢᠠᢏᠠ (Manchu script)
• ၐိက္ၑဏ (Burmese script)
• 𑧋𑧒𑦮𑧠𑧌𑦼 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐱𑐶𑐎𑑂𑐲𑐞 (Newa script)
• ଶିକ୍ଷଣ (Oriya script)
• ꢯꢶꢒ꣄ꢰꢠ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆯𑆴𑆑𑇀𑆰𑆟 (Sharada script)
• 𑖫𑖰𑖎𑖿𑖬𑖜 (Siddham script)
• ශික්ෂණ (Sinhalese script)
• శిక్షణ (Telugu script)
• ศิกฺษณ (Thai script)
• ཤི་ཀྵ་ཎ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒬𑒱𑒏𑓂𑒭𑒝 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

शिक्ष् (śikṣ, root) +‎ -अन (-ana)

Pronunciation

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

Noun

शिक्षण • (śikṣaṇa) n

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

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शिक्षण (śikṣaṇa)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शिक्षणम् śikṣaṇam	शिक्षणे śikṣaṇe	शिक्षणानि / शिक्षणा¹ śikṣaṇāni / śikṣaṇā¹
Vocative	शिक्षण śikṣaṇa	शिक्षणे śikṣaṇe	शिक्षणानि / शिक्षणा¹ śikṣaṇāni / śikṣaṇā¹
Accusative	शिक्षणम् śikṣaṇam	शिक्षणे śikṣaṇe	शिक्षणानि / शिक्षणा¹ śikṣaṇāni / śikṣaṇā¹
Instrumental	शिक्षणेन śikṣaṇena	शिक्षणाभ्याम् śikṣaṇābhyām	शिक्षणैः / शिक्षणेभिः¹ śikṣaṇaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• →Tatsama:

  • Hindi: शिक्षण (śikṣaṇ)
  • Konkani: शिक्षण (śikṣaṇ)

References

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