# सिच्
## Sanskrit
### Alternative forms

* सिञ्च् (siñc)

### Alternative scripts

* সিচ্ (Assamese script)
* ᬲᬶᬘ᭄ (Balinese script)
* সিচ্ (Bengali script)
* 𑰭𑰰𑰓𑰿 (Bhaiksuki script)
* 𑀲𑀺𑀘𑁆 (Brahmi script)
* သိစ် (Burmese script)
* સિચ્ (Gujarati script)
* ਸਿਚ੍ (Gurmukhi script)
* 𑌸𑌿𑌚𑍍 (Grantha script)
* ꦱꦶꦕ꧀ (Javanese script)
* 𑂮𑂱𑂒𑂹 (Kaithi script)
* ಸಿಚ್ (Kannada script)
* សិច៑ (Khmer script)
* ສິຈ຺ (Lao script)
* സിച് (Malayalam script)
* ᠰᡳᢜ (Manchu script)
* 𑘭𑘱𑘓𑘿 (Modi script)
* ᠰᠢᢋ (Mongolian script)
* 𑧍𑧒𑦳𑧠 (Nandinagari script)
* 𑐳𑐶𑐔𑑂 (Newa script)
* ସିଚ୍ (Odia script)
* ꢱꢶꢗ꣄ (Saurashtra script)
* 𑆱𑆴𑆖𑇀 (Sharada script)
* 𑖭𑖰𑖓𑖿 (Siddham script)
* සිච් (Sinhalese script)
* 𑪁𑩑𑩡 𑪙 (Soyombo script)
* 𑚨𑚮𑚏𑚶 (Takri script)
* ஸிச் (Tamil script)
* సిచ్ (Telugu script)
* สิจฺ (Thai script)
* སི་ཙ྄ (Tibetan script)
* 𑒮𑒱𑒔𑓂 (Tirhuta script)
* 𑨰𑨁𑨣𑨴 (Zanabazar Square script)

### Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seykʷ- (“to spill, pour; moisten, filter”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἰκμᾰ́ς (ikmás, “moisture, wetness”), Proto-Slavic *sьcati (“to piss”); Proto-Germanic *saiwiz whence English sea.

### Pronunciation

* (Vedic) IPA: /sit͡ɕ/
* (Classical Sanskrit) IPA: /s̪it͡ɕ/

### Root

सिच् • (sic)
* to pour out, discharge, emit, shed
* to sprinkle, moisten with
* to dip, soak

#### Derived terms
##### Primary Verbal Forms

* सिञ्चति (siñcáti, Present)
* सेचते (sécate, Present)
* सेक्ष्यति (sekṣyáti, Future)
* असिचत् (ásicat, Aorist)
* असिक्त (ásikta, Aorist)
* सिच्यात् (sicyā́t, Benedictive)
* सिषेच (siṣéca, Perfect)

##### Secondary Forms

* सिच्यते (sicyáte, Passive)
* असेचि (áseci, Passive Aorist)
* सेचयति (secáyati, Causative)
* सिञ्चयति (siñcayati, Causative)
* असीषिचत् (ásīṣicat, Causative Aorist)
* असीसिचत् (ásīsicat, Causative Aorist)
* सिषिक्षति (siṣikṣati, Desiderative)
* सिसिक्षति (sisikṣati, Desiderative)
* सेसिच्यते (sesicyate, Intensive)
* सेसेक्ति (sesekti, Intensive)

##### Non-Finite Forms

* सिक्त (siktá, Past Participle)
* सेक्तुम् (sektum, Infinitive)
* सेक्तवै (sektavai, Infinitive)
* सिक्त्वा (siktvā, Gerund)
* सिञ्चित्वा (siñcitvā, Gerund)
* सिच्य (sícya, Gerund)
* सेच्य (secya, Gerundive)
* सेचनीय (secanīya, Gerundive)
* सेक्तव्य (sektavya, Gerundive)

##### Derived Nominal Forms

* सिक्ति (siktí)
* सेक (séka)
* सेक्तृ (séktṛ)
* सेचन (secana)

##### Prefixed Root Forms

* अनुषिच् (anuṣic)
* अभिषिच् (abhiṣic)
* अवसिच् (avasic)
* आसिच् (āsic)
* उत्सिच् (utsic)
* उपसिच् (upasic)
* निःषिच् (niḥṣic)
* निषिच् (niṣic)
* परासिच् (parāsic)
* परिषिच् (pariṣic)
* प्रतिषिच् (pratiṣic)
* प्रसिच् (prasic)
* विषिच् (viṣic)
* संसिच् (saṃsic)

### References

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