शैशव

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शैशव (śaiśava).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ʃɛː.ʃəʋ/, [ʃɛː.ʃɐʋ]

Adjective

शैशव • (śaiśav) (indeclinable)

1. childish

   Synonym: बाल्य (bālya)

Noun

शैशव • (śaiśav) m

1. infancy, childhood

   Synonyms: बचपन (bacpan), बाल्यकाल (bālyakāl)

Declension

Declension of शैशव (masc cons-stem)

	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): /ˈɕɑj.ɕɐ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

शैशव • (śaiśava) stem

1. childish

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शैशव (śaiśava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैशवः śaiśavaḥ	शैशवौ / शैशवा¹ śaiśavau / śaiśavā¹	शैशवाः / शैशवासः¹ śaiśavāḥ / śaiśavāsaḥ¹
Vocative	शैशव śaiśava	शैशवौ / शैशवा¹ śaiśavau / śaiśavā¹	शैशवाः / शैशवासः¹ śaiśavāḥ / śaiśavāsaḥ¹
Accusative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवौ / शैशवा¹ śaiśavau / śaiśavā¹	शैशवान् śaiśavān
Instrumental	शैशवेन śaiśavena	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवैः / शैशवेभिः¹ śaiśavaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शैशवा (śaiśavā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैशवा śaiśavā	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवाः śaiśavāḥ
Vocative	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवाः śaiśavāḥ
Accusative	शैशवाम् śaiśavām	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवाः śaiśavāḥ
Instrumental	शैशवया / शैशवा¹ śaiśavayā / śaiśavā¹	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवाभिः śaiśavābhiḥ
Dative	शैशवायै śaiśavāyai	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवाभ्यः śaiśavābhyaḥ
Ablative	शैशवायाः / शैशवायै² śaiśavāyāḥ / śaiśavāyai²	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवाभ्यः śaiśavābhyaḥ
Genitive	शैशवायाः / शैशवायै² śaiśavāyāḥ / śaiśavāyai²	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवानाम् śaiśavānām
Locative	शैशवायाम् śaiśavāyām	शैशवयोः śaiśavayoḥ	शैशवासु śaiśavāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शैशव (śaiśava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Vocative	शैशव śaiśava	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Accusative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Instrumental	शैशवेन śaiśavena	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवैः / शैशवेभिः¹ śaiśavaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

Noun

शैशव • (śaiśava) stem, n

1. childhood, infancy, pupilage, the period under age sixteen
2. childishness, stupidity
3. name of various sāmans

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of शैशव (śaiśava)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Vocative	शैशव śaiśava	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Accusative	शैशवम् śaiśavam	शैशवे śaiśave	शैशवानि / शैशवा¹ śaiśavāni / śaiśavā¹
Instrumental	शैशवेन śaiśavena	शैशवाभ्याम् śaiśavābhyām	शैशवैः / शैशवेभिः¹ śaiśavaiḥ / 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
Notes	¹Vedic

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “शैशव”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1090.