sikkhamānā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts
  • 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀫𑀸𑀦𑀸 (Brahmi script)
  • सिक्खमाना (Devanagari script)
  • সিক্খমানা (Bengali script)
  • සික‍්ඛමානා (Sinhalese script)
  • သိက္ခမာနာ or သိၵ္ၶမႃၼႃ or သိၵ်ၶမႃၼႃ (Burmese script)
  • สิกฺขมานา or สิกขะมานา (Thai script)
  • ᩈᩥᨠ᩠ᨡᨾᩣᨶᩣ (Tai Tham script)
  • ສິກ຺ຂມານາ or ສິກຂະມານາ (Lao script)
  • សិក្ខមានា (Khmer script)
  • 𑄥𑄨𑄇𑄴𑄈𑄟𑄂𑄚𑄂 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Feminine of sikkhamāna (“learning, undergoing training”, present middle participle), from Sanskrit शिक्षमाण (śikṣamāṇa). Compare Chinese 式叉摩那 (shìchàmónà), borrowed directly from Sanskrit.

Noun

sikkhamānā f

  1. (Buddhism) a young woman undergoing training to be a nun

Declension

Declension table of "sikkhamānā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)sikkhamānāsikkhamānāyo or sikkhamānā
Accusative (second)sikkhamānaṃsikkhamānāyo or sikkhamānā
Instrumental (third)sikkhamānāyasikkhamānāhi or sikkhamānābhi
Dative (fourth)sikkhamānāyasikkhamānānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)sikkhamānāyasikkhamānāhi or sikkhamānābhi
Genitive (sixth)sikkhamānāyasikkhamānānaṃ
Locative (seventh)sikkhamānāya or sikkhamānāyaṃsikkhamānāsu
Vocative (calling)sikkhamānesikkhamānāyo or sikkhamānā

Descendants

  • → Thai: สิกขมานา

References

  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sikkhamānā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead, page 708
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