चिकित्सा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit चिकित्सा (cikitsā).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃɪ.kɪt̪.sɑː/, [t͡ʃɪ.kɪt̪.säː]

Noun

चिकित्सा • (cikitsā) f

  1. (medicine) treatment, medical care

Declension

Derived terms

  • अस्थिचिकित्सा f (asthicikitsā, osteopathy)
  • जड़ी-बूटी चिकित्सा f (jaṛī-būṭī cikitsā, herbal medicine)
  • भौतिक चिकित्सा f (bhautik cikitsā, physical therapy)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

From चित् (cit, to perceive, comprehend).

Pronunciation

Noun

चिकित्सा • (cikitsā) stem, f

  1. (medicine) medical attendance, practice or science of medicine (esp. therapeutics, one of the six sections of medicine.)

Descendants

  • Telugu: చికిత్స (cikitsa)

References

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