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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سکه (sikka), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka). Compare Assamese সিকি (xiki).
Pronunciation
Noun
सिक्का • (sikkā) m (Urdu spelling سکہ)
- coin
- Synonyms: मुद्रा (mudrā), रुपया (rupyā)
- stamp, marking
- (historical) sicca (silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains)
Declension
Declension of सिक्का (masc ā-stem)
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सिक्का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi : Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सिक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “सिक्का”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
- “सिक्का”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary , Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सिक्का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Pali
Noun
सिक्का f
- Devanagari script form of sikkā
Declension
Declension table of "सिक्का" (feminine)