سکھ
Punjabi
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit सुख (sukha).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /sʊkʱᵊ/
Noun
سُکھ • (sukh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸੁਖ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | سُکھ (sukh) | سُکھ (sukh) |
| oblique | سُکھ (sukh) | سُکھاں (sukhāṉ) |
| vocative | سُکھا (sukhā) | سُکھو (sukho) |
| ablative | سُکھوں (sukhoṉ) | سُکھاں (sukhāṉ) |
| locative | سُکھے (sukhe) | سُکھِیں (sukhīṉ) |
| instrumental | سُکھوں (sukhoṉ) | – |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸 (sikkhā), from Sanskrit शिक्षा (śikṣā, “instruction, teaching”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćikš- (“to learn”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Punjabi) IPA(key): /sɪk.kʱᵊ/
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Noun
سِکّھ • (sikkh) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੱਖ)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | سِکّھ (sikkh) | سِکّھ (sikkh) |
| oblique | سِکّھ (sikkh) | سِکّھاں (sikkhāṉ) |
| vocative | سِکّھا (sikkhā) | سِکّھو (sikkho) |
| ablative | سِکّھوں (sikkhoṉ) | سِکّھاں (sikkhāṉ) |
| locative | سِکّھے (sikkhe) | سِکّھِیں (sikkhīṉ) |
| instrumental | سِکّھوں (sikkhoṉ) | – |
Derived terms
- سِکّھی (sikkhī)
Adjective
سِکّھ • (sikkh) (Gurmukhi spelling ਸਿੱਖ)
- (relational) Sikh
Urdu
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sʊkʰ/
Noun
سُکھ • (sukh) m (Hindi spelling सुख)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /sɪkʰ/
Noun
سِکھ • (sikh) m (Hindi spelling सिख)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | سِکھ (sikh) | سِکھ (sikh) |
| oblique | سِکھ (sikh) | سِکھوں (sikhõ) |
| vocative | سِکھ (sikh) | سِکھو (sikho) |
Further reading
- “سکھ”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “سکھ”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “سکھ”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.