sikkā

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Pali

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Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शिक्य (śikyá).

Noun

sikkā f

  1. a string

Declension

Declension table of "sikkā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sikkāsikkāyo or sikkā
Accusative (second)sikkaṃsikkāyo or sikkā
Instrumental (third)sikkāyasikkāhi or sikkābhi
Dative (fourth)sikkāyasikkānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sikkāyasikkāhi or sikkābhi
Genitive (sixth)sikkāyasikkānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sikkāya or sikkāyaṃsikkāsu
Vocative (calling)sikkesikkāyo or sikkā

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sikkā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śikyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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