सिक्का

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian سکه (sikka), from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka). Compare Assamese সিকি (xiki).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sɪk.kɑː/, [sɪk̚.käː]

Noun

सिक्का • (sikkā) m (Urdu spelling سکہ)

1. coin

   Synonyms: मुद्रा (mudrā), रुपया (rupyā)

2. stamp, marking
3. (historical) sicca (silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of 192 grains)

Declension

Declension of सिक्का (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	सिक्का sikkā	सिक्के sikke
oblique	सिक्के sikke	सिक्कों sikkõ
vocative	सिक्के sikke	सिक्को sikko

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सिक्का”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सिक्का”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “सिक्का”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “सिक्का”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सिक्का”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• sikkā (Latin script)
• 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi 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)

Noun

सिक्का f

1. Devanagari script form of sikkā

Declension

Declension table of "सिक्का" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	सिक्का (sikkā)	सिक्कायो (sikkāyo) or सिक्का (sikkā)
Accusative (second)	सिक्कं (sikkaṃ)	सिक्कायो (sikkāyo) or सिक्का (sikkā)
Instrumental (third)	सिक्काय (sikkāya)	सिक्काहि (sikkāhi) or सिक्काभि (sikkābhi)
Dative (fourth)	सिक्काय (sikkāya)	सिक्कानं (sikkānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	सिक्काय (sikkāya)	सिक्काहि (sikkāhi) or सिक्काभि (sikkābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	सिक्काय (sikkāya)	सिक्कानं (sikkānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	सिक्काय (sikkāya) or सिक्कायं (sikkāyaṃ)	सिक्कासु (sikkāsu)
Vocative (calling)	सिक्के (sikke)	सिक्कायो (sikkāyo) or सिक्का (sikkā)