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sikkhā

sikkhanta

masc voc sg of sikkhanta (prp); nt voc sg of sikkhanta (prp); fem nom sg of sikkhā (noun); fem nom pl of sikkhā (noun); …

1. sikkhanta (prp): learning; training (in); practicing
2. sikkhā (fem): art; science
3. sikkhā (fem): training; practice (in)
4. sikkhā (fem): precept; training rule
5. sikkhi (aor): learnt, trained oneself, practised

Etymology. From √sikkh- (Skt. śikṣ-), meaning to learn or instruct. The root is of unknown origin but shows cognates in Vedic Sanskrit śikṣati 'teaches' and may be related to the family of words for instruction and discipline across Indo-European languages, though the exact ancestral connection is unclear.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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