शिक्षति

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćikš- (“to learn”). Cognate with Avestan 𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱𐬆𐬨𐬥𐬀‎ (sixšəmna, “learned”), 𐬯𐬌𐬑𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀‎ (sixšaiia, “to be learned”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕík.ʂɐ.ti/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕik.ʂɐ.t̪i/

Verb

शिक्षति • (śíkṣati) (root शिक्ष्, class 1, type P)

1. to learn, acquire knowledge
2. to study
3. to wish to be able

Related terms

• शिक्षा (śikṣā)
• शिक्षित (śikṣita)
• शिक्षण (śikṣaṇa)

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Kalasha: č̣íč̣hik
  • Khowar: ݯهݯهک‎ (c̣hic̣hik)
  • Torwali: ڇڙو‎ (c̣iẓu)
  • Kashmiri: ہێچھُن‎ (hechun)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: শিকা (xika)
  • Bengali: শেখা (śekha)
  • Sylheti: ꠢꠤꠇꠣ (hika)
• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï)
• Pali: sikkhati
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Old Gujarati: सीषइ (sīkhai)
    • Gujarati: શીખવું (śīkhvũ)
  • Hindi: सीखना (sīkhnā)
  • Nepali: सिक्नु (siknu)
  • Punjabi: ਸਿੱਖਣ (sikkhaṇ)
  • Romani: siklǒvel, siklǒl, sikavel, siklǎrel
  • Sindhi: سِکَڻُ‎ / सिखणु (sikhaṇu)