Sikkim en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- sĭk′kĭm
- /ˈsɪkɪm/
- (US) audio
- sĭk′ĭm
Etymology
Borrowed from Sikkimese སུ་ཁྱིམ (su khyim); The most widely accepted theory is that it is a combination of two Limbu words: su, which means "new", and khyim, which means "palace" or "house". The name is believed to be a reference to the palace built by the state's first ruler, Phuntsog Namgyal.
Meanings
- A state in eastern India. Capital: Gangtok.
- (historical) A former country in South Asia that existed from the 17th century until its annexation by India in 1975. Official name: Kingdom of Sikkim.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sikhim | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Synonyms
the garden of the war god Indra · Indrakil
Translations (47)
si සිකිම් (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · hu Szikkim (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ja シッキム州 (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · bn সিক্কিম (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · lt Sikimas (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · dz སུ་ཁྱིམ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · as ছিক্কিম (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ja シッキム (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ml സിക്കിം (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · dv ސިއްކީމް (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · sip སུ་ཁྱིམ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · uk Сіккім (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · or ସିକିମ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · cmn 錫金邦 /锡金邦 (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · cmn 錫金 /锡金 (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · es Sikín (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ne सिक्किम (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · lv Sikima (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · es Sikkim (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · bpy সিকিম (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · fa سیکیم (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ru Сикки́м (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ko 시킴 (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ka სიკიმი (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · mr सिक्किम (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · pa ਸਿੱਕਮ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · cs Sikkim (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · my ဆစ်ကင် (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · pt Siquim (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · sa सिक्किम (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · pnb سکم (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · te సిక్కిం (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · kn ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಂ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ta சிக்கிம் (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · th สิกขิม (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · lif ᤛᤡᤰᤁᤡᤶ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · hi सिक्किम (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · eo Sikimo (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · hy Սիկկիմ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · pa ਸਿਕਿਮ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · gu સિક્કિમ (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · fi Sikkim (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ar سِيكِيم (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · ko 시킴 주 (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · bo འབྲས་ལྗོངས (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · cy Sicim (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital) · bg Сики́м (state in eastern India which has Gangtok as its capital)