sikkā

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• सिक्का (Devanagari 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)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit शिक्य (śikyá).

Noun

sikkā f

1. a string

Declension

Declension table of "sikkā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sikkā	sikkāyo or sikkā
Accusative (second)	sikkaṃ	sikkāyo or sikkā
Instrumental (third)	sikkāya	sikkāhi or sikkābhi
Dative (fourth)	sikkāya	sikkānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sikkāya	sikkāhi or sikkābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sikkāya	sikkānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sikkāya or sikkāyaṃ	sikkāsu
Vocative (calling)	sikke	sikkāyo or sikkā

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sikkā”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śikyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press