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Sanskrit
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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćikš-, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- (“to be able, capable”). Desiderative of शक् (śak, “to be able”); see there for more.
Pronunciation
Root
शिक्ष् • (śikṣ)
- to learn, acquire knowledge, study, practice, learn from
- to instruct, teach
- to wish to be able to
- to try, attempt
Derived terms
- Primary Verbal Forms
- Secondary Forms
- Derived Nominal Forms
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “शिक्ष्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1070, column 1.
- Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “ŚIKṢ - śíkhā-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 634