शिशु

See also: शिशी, शीशा, शश, शीशी, and शीश-

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʃɪ.ʃuː/

Noun

शिशु • (śiśu) m

1. child, baby, infant

Declension

Declension of शिशु (masc u-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	शिशु śiśu	शिशु śiśu
oblique	शिशु śiśu	शिशुओं śiśuõ
vocative	शिशु śiśu	शिशुओ śiśuo

Synonyms

• बच्चा (baccā)

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ɕí.ɕu/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɕi.ɕu/

Noun

शिशु • (śíśu) m

1. a child, infant, the young of any animal (as a calf, puppy etc); also applied to young plants, and to the recently risen sun
2. a boy under eight years of age
3. a lad under sixteen
4. a pupil, scholar

Adjective

शिशु • (śíśu)

1. young, infantine

Descendants

• → Kannada: ಶಿಶು (śiśu)
• → Telugu: శిశువు (śiśuvu)