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): /ɕɑj.ɕɐ.ʋɐ/

Adjective

शैशव • (śaiśava) stem

1. childish

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of शैशव

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शैशवः (śaiśavaḥ)	शैशवौ (śaiśavau) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)	शैशवाः (śaiśavāḥ) शैशवासः¹ (śaiśavāsaḥ¹)
vocative	शैशव (śaiśava)	शैशवौ (śaiśavau) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)	शैशवाः (śaiśavāḥ) शैशवासः¹ (śaiśavāsaḥ¹)
accusative	शैशवम् (śaiśavam)	शैशवौ (śaiśavau) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)	शैशवान् (śaiśavān)
instrumental	शैशवेन (śaiśavena)	शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām)	शैशवैः (śaiśavaiḥ) शैशवेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

Feminine ā-stem declension of शैशवा

	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 (śaiśavayā) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)	शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām)	शैशवाभिः (śaiśavābhiḥ)
dative	शैशवायै (śaiśavāyai)	शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām)	शैशवाभ्यः (śaiśavābhyaḥ)
ablative	शैशवायाः (śaiśavāyāḥ) शैशवायै² (śaiśavāyai²)	शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām)	शैशवाभ्यः (śaiśavābhyaḥ)
genitive	शैशवायाः (śaiśavāyāḥ) शैशवायै² (śaiśavāyai²)	शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ)	शैशवानाम् (śaiśavānām)
locative	शैशवायाम् (śaiśavāyām)	शैशवयोः (śaiśavayoḥ)	शैशवासु (śaiśavāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

Neuter a-stem declension of शैशव

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शैशवम् (śaiśavam)	शैशवे (śaiśave)	शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)
vocative	शैशव (śaiśava)	शैशवे (śaiśave)	शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)
accusative	शैशवम् (śaiśavam)	शैशवे (śaiśave)	शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)
instrumental	शैशवेन (śaiśavena)	शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām)	शैशवैः (śaiśavaiḥ) शैशवेभिः¹ (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)

• 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

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	शैशवम् (śaiśavam)	शैशवे (śaiśave)	शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)
vocative	शैशव (śaiśava)	शैशवे (śaiśave)	शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)
accusative	शैशवम् (śaiśavam)	शैशवे (śaiśave)	शैशवानि (śaiśavāni) शैशवा¹ (śaiśavā¹)
instrumental	शैशवेन (śaiśavena)	शैशवाभ्याम् (śaiśavābhyām)	शैशवैः (śaiśavaiḥ) शैशवेभिः¹ (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)

• ¹Vedic

References

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