# shishya

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. In Indian traditions: a disciple who receives spiritual knowledge from a guru.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi शिष्य (śiṣya, “disciple, student”), from Sanskrit शिष्य (śiṣya), from Sanskrit शास् (śās, “to teach, instruct”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s- (“to teach, to indicate”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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