sikkā
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- सिक्का (Devanagari 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)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit शिक्य (śikyá).
Noun
sikkā f
- a string
Declension
Declension table of "sikkā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | sikkā | sikkāyo or sikkā |
| Accusative (second) | sikkaṃ | sikkāyo or sikkā |
| Instrumental (third) | sikkāya | sikkāhi or sikkābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | sikkāya | sikkānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | sikkāya | sikkāhi or sikkābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sikkāya | sikkānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sikkāya or sikkāyaṃ | sikkāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | sikke | sikkāyo 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