सिक्का
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سکه (sikka), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka). Compare Assamese সিকি (xiki).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sɪk.kɑː/, [sɪk̚.käː]
Noun
सिक्का • (sikkā) m (Urdu spelling سکہ)
- coin
- stamp, marking
- (historical) sicca (silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | सिक्का sikkā |
सिक्के sikke |
| oblique | सिक्के sikke |
सिक्कों sikkõ |
| vocative | सिक्के sikke |
सिक्को sikko |
References
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सिक्का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: 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 [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2025.
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सिक्का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- sikkā (Latin script)
- 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- সিক্কা (Bengali script)
- සික්කා (Sinhalese script)
- သိက္ကာ or သိၵ္ၵႃ or သိၵ်ၵႃ (Burmese script)
- สิกฺกา or สิกกา (Thai script)
- ᩈᩥᨠ᩠ᨠᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ສິກ຺ກາ or ສິກກາ (Lao script)
- សិក្កា (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄇𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
सिक्का f
- Devanagari script form of sikkā
Declension
Declension table of "सिक्का" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | सिक्का (sikkā) | सिक्कायो (sikkāyo) or सिक्का (sikkā) |
| Accusative (second) | सिक्कं (sikkaṃ) | सिक्कायो (sikkāyo) or सिक्का (sikkā) |
| Instrumental (third) | सिक्काय (sikkāya) | सिक्काहि (sikkāhi) or सिक्काभि (sikkābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | सिक्काय (sikkāya) | सिक्कानं (sikkānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | सिक्काय (sikkāya) | सिक्काहि (sikkāhi) or सिक्काभि (sikkābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | सिक्काय (sikkāya) | सिक्कानं (sikkānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | सिक्काय (sikkāya) or सिक्कायं (sikkāyaṃ) | सिक्कासु (sikkāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | सिक्के (sikke) | सिक्कायो (sikkāyo) or सिक्का (sikkā) |