Hindi

Noun

शिक्षा • ‎(śikṣā) f ‎(Urdu spelling شکشا)

1. education

   इस देश में शिक्षा का स्तर गिर गया है।‎

   is deś mẽ śikṣā kā star gir gayā hai.

   In this country the standard of education has declined.

2. lesson, moral

   इस कहानी की शिक्षा यह है।‎

   is kahānī kī śikṣā yah hai.

   This is the moral of the story.

   तुम्हें इससे शिक्षा लेनी चाहिये।‎

   tumhẽ isse śikṣā lenī cāhiye.

   This should be a lesson to you.

Synonyms

• (education): पढ़ाई ‎(paṛhā'ī), तालीम ‎(tālīm)
• (lesson): सबक़ ‎(sabaq), सीख ‎(sīkh)

Derived terms

• शिक्षापद्धति ‎(śikṣā-paddhati, “system of education”)
• शिक्षापरिषद् ‎(śikṣā-pariṣad, “academic council”)
• शिक्षाशास्त्र ‎(śikṣā-śāstra, “pedagogy”)
• शिक्षित ‎(śikṣit, “literate, educated”)
  • अशिक्षित ‎(aśikṣit, “illiterate”)

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “शिक्षा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons
• शिक्षा in Chaturvedi, Mahendra and Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), A practical Hindi-English dictionary (Delhi: National Publishing House)

Nepali

Noun

शिक्षा • ‎(śikṣā), pronounced सिच्छ्या (sicchyā) or सिक्छ्या (sikchyā)

1. education
2. lesson, moral