शैशव
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शैशव (śaiśava).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʃɛː.ʃəʋ/, [ʃɛː.ʃɐʋ]
Adjective
शैशव • (śaiśav) (indeclinable)
Noun
शैशव • (śaiśav) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | शैशव śaiśav |
शैशव śaiśav |
| oblique | शैशव śaiśav |
शैशवों śaiśavõ |
| vocative | शैशव śaiśav |
शैशवो śaiśavo |
Further reading
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “शैशव”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “शैशव”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- শৈশৱ (Assamese script)
- ᬰᬿᬰᬯ (Balinese script)
- শৈশব (Bengali script)
- 𑰫𑰹𑰫𑰪 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀰𑁃𑀰𑀯 (Brahmi script)
- ၐဲၐဝ (Burmese script)
- શૈશવ (Gujarati script)
- ਸ਼ੈਸ਼ਵ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌶𑍈𑌶𑌵 (Grantha script)
- ꦯꦻꦯꦮ (Javanese script)
- 𑂬𑂶𑂬𑂫 (Kaithi script)
- ಶೈಶವ (Kannada script)
- ឝៃឝវ (Khmer script)
- ໄຨຨວ (Lao script)
- ശൈശവ (Malayalam script)
- ᡧᠠᡳᡧᠠᠸᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘫𑘺𑘫𑘪 (Modi script)
- ᠱᠧᠧᠱᠠᠸᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧋𑧛𑧋𑧊 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐱𑐿𑐱𑐰 (Newa script)
- ଶୈଶଵ (Odia script)
- ꢯꣀꢯꢮ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆯𑆽𑆯𑆮 (Sharada script)
- 𑖫𑖹𑖫𑖪 (Siddham script)
- ශෛශව (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩿𑩗𑩿𑩾 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚧𑚳𑚧𑚦 (Takri script)
- ஶைஶவ (Tamil script)
- శైశవ (Telugu script)
- ไศศว (Thai script)
- ཤཻ་ཤ་ཝ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒬𑒻𑒬𑒫 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨮𑨇𑨮𑨭 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Vṛddhi derivative of शिशु (śiśu).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɑːj.ɕɐ.ʋɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /ɕɑj.ɕɐ.ʋɐ/
Adjective
शैशव • (śaiśava) stem
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शैशवः (śaiśavaḥ) | शैशवौ (śaiśavau) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
शैशवाः (śaiśavāḥ) शैशवासः¹ (śaiśavāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | शैशवम् (śaiśavam) | शैशवौ (śaiśavau) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
शैशवान् (śaiśavān) |
| instrumental | शैशवेन (śaiśavena) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवैः (śaiśavaiḥ) शैशवेभिः¹ (śaiśavebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शैशवाय (śaiśavāya) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवेभ्यः (śaiśavebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शैशवात् (śaiśavāt) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवेभ्यः (śaiśavebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शैशवस्य (śaiśavasya) | शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ) | शैशवानाम् (śaiśavānām) |
| locative | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ) | शैशवेषु (śaiśaveṣu) |
| vocative | शैशव (śaiśava) | शैशवौ (śaiśavau) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
शैशवाः (śaiśavāḥ) शैशवासः¹ (śaiśavāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शैशवा (śaiśavā) | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवाः (śaiśavāḥ) |
| accusative | शैशवाम् (śaiśavām) | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवाः (śaiśavāḥ) |
| instrumental | शैशवया (śaiśavayā) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवाभिः (śaiśavābhiḥ) |
| dative | शैशवायै (śaiśavāyai) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवाभ्यः (śaiśavābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शैशवायाः (śaiśavāyāḥ) शैशवायै² (śaiśavāyai²) |
शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवाभ्यः (śaiśavābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शैशवायाः (śaiśavāyāḥ) शैशवायै² (śaiśavāyai²) |
शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ) | शैशवानाम् (śaiśavānām) |
| locative | शैशवायाम् (śaiśavāyām) | शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ) | शैशवासु (śaiśavāsu) |
| vocative | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवाः (śaiśavāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शैशवम् (śaiśavam) | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
| accusative | शैशवम् (śaiśavam) | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
| instrumental | शैशवेन (śaiśavena) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवैः (śaiśavaiḥ) शैशवेभिः¹ (śaiśavebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शैशवाय (śaiśavāya) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवेभ्यः (śaiśavebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शैशवात् (śaiśavāt) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवेभ्यः (śaiśavebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शैशवस्य (śaiśavasya) | शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ) | शैशवानाम् (śaiśavānām) |
| locative | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ) | शैशवेषु (śaiśaveṣu) |
| vocative | शैशव (śaiśava) | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
शैशव • (śaiśava) stem, n
- childhood, infancy, pupilage, the period under age sixteen
- childishness, stupidity
- name of various sāmans
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | शैशवम् (śaiśavam) | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
| accusative | शैशवम् (śaiśavam) | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
| instrumental | शैशवेन (śaiśavena) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवैः (śaiśavaiḥ) शैशवेभिः¹ (śaiśavebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | शैशवाय (śaiśavāya) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवेभ्यः (śaiśavebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | शैशवात् (śaiśavāt) | शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām) | शैशवेभ्यः (śaiśavebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | शैशवस्य (śaiśavasya) | शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ) | शैशवानाम् (śaiśavānām) |
| locative | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ) | शैशवेषु (śaiśaveṣu) |
| vocative | शैशव (śaiśava) | शैशवे (śaiśave) | शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “शैशव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1090.