sikkhamāna : [pr.p. of sikkhati] learning; training oneself. || sikkhamānā (f.), a female novice undergoing a probationary course.

A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]

śiksamānā, a female neophyte who from 18 to 20 years of age studies the six rules, in regard to adultery, stealing, killing, lying, alcoholic liquor, not eating at unregulated hours.