सिक्का sikkā

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

How to read the transliteration

This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

سکه · fa · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

A coin.
Coinage.

Usual translation

  1. gold coin

Origin of the definition

सिक्का sikkā sikka; (nm) a coin, coinage; lead; ~बंद sealed; standard; —जमना/बैठना to acquire sway, to come to wield tremendous influence (over); —मानता to concede the superiority/supremacy/tremendous influence of.

P سکه sikka (for A. سکة sikkat, v.n. سكّ 'to clamp,' &c.), s.m. A stamp, seal, signet; a coining-die; type, printing-letter; — an impression on money; stamped coin, a rupee; sterling or current coin; name of a weight (equal, in Bengal, to 7 dwt. and 11·5511 grains); — adj. Stamped, sterling, current.

Usage in the murlis

Murlis of the day (and original sakar)

13 occurrences

In 12 on 2386 murlis

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Avyakts

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In 1 on 1112 murlis

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Created
Thursday 1 December 2022
Updated
Friday 19 April 2024