शिक्ष्

Sanskrit

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *śikṣ-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćikš-. Desiderative of शक् (śak, “to be strong”).

Root

शिक्ष् • (śikṣ)

to learn
to instruct, teach
to wish to be able to
to try, attempt

Derived terms

शिक्षक (śikṣaka, “male teacher”)
शिक्षति (śikṣati, “to learn”)
शिक्षण (śikṣaṇa, “teaching”)
शिक्षा (śikṣā, “learning”)
शिक्षिका (śikṣikā, “female teacher”)

References

Monier Williams (1899), “शिक्ष्”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1070, column 1.

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