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Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (sikkhā)), from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā, “instruction, teaching”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćikš- (“to learn”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ਸਿੱਖ • (sikkha) m (Shahmukhi spelling سکھ)
- (Sikhism) a Sikh; disciple of Guru Nanak; the Sikh community
Declension
| Declension of ਸਿੱਖ
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| dir. sg.
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ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)
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| dir. pl.
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ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)
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singular
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plural
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| direct
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ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)
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ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)
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| oblique
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ਸਿੱਖ (sikkha)
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ਸਿੱਖਾਂ (sikkhā̃)
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| vocative
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ਸਿੱਖਾ (sikkhā)
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ਸਿੱਖੋ (sikkho)
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| ablative
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ਸਿੱਖੋਂ (sikkhõ)
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—
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| locative
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ਸਿੱਖੇ (sikkhe)
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ਸਿੱਖੀਂ (sikkhī̃)
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| instrumental
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ਸਿੱਖੇ (sikkhe)
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ਸਿੱਖੀਂ (sikkhī̃)
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References
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਸਿੱਖ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.