Shikku, Śikku: 6 definitions
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Shikku means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
The Sanskrit term Śikku can be transliterated into English as Sikku or Shikku, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryŚikku (शिक्कु).—a. Idle, lazy, indolent.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚikku (शिक्कु).—mfn. (-kkuḥ-kkuḥ-kku) Idle, lazy, following no business or profession.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚikku (शिक्कु):—mfn. idle, lazy, following no business or profession, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryŚikku (शिक्कु):—[(kkuḥ-kkuḥ-kku) a.] Idle, lazy.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSikku (ಸಿಕ್ಕು):—
1) [noun] = ಸಿಗು [sigu].
2) [noun] ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಬೀಳು [sikkibilu] sikki bīḷu to be caught (as by enemies, police, etc.).
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Sikku (ಸಿಕ್ಕು):—
1) [noun] the condition of being confined (in or as in a jail).
2) [noun] anything that is taken hold of, kept under one’s control.
3) [noun] a complex, intricate or difficult condition.
4) [noun] a control, check or restraint.
5) [noun] any device used to catch something (as the fish-angle, net, etc.).
6) [noun] the quality of being troublesome, wicked or harmful; mischievousness; wickedness.
7) [noun] the condition of hair, thread being entangled.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Jikutu, Cikkanapakam, Cikkaruppu, Cikkuppikku, Cikkanam, Cikku, Cikkucciraku, Cikken, Cikkal, Cikkatam, Cankilimotiram, Turatti, Cikkam, Cikkaru, Cinukku, Pikku, Cimku, Elucci.
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