As a Hindi name
लेखनिक · noun · masculine
पत्रवाहक · वह जो लिखना पढ़ना न जानता हो । वह जो अपने बदले किसीं को प्रतिनिधि बनाकर अधिकारपत्र लिखावे · लिखक । लिखनेवाला नकल उतारनेवाला — Śabdasāgara
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
one who makes a deputy sign a document, signing by proxy or making a mark (from inability to write)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (4)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "lekhanika" is derived from "lekhani" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
lekhani See under lekhana above.
lekhanika m. one who makes a deputy sign a document, signing by proxy or making a mark (from inability to write), L.
a letter-carrier, bearer of a letter, L. (cf. lekhīlaka).
Dictionary citations
lekhanika m. one who makes a deputy sign a document, signing by proxy or making a mark (from inability to write), L.
a letter-carrier, bearer of a letter, L. (cf. lekhīlaka).
lekhanika m. (-kaḥ) 1 A letter-carrier, an express, a postman. 2 One who signs a paper by proxy, who makes his mark, from inability to write, &c. E. lekhana writing, and ṭhak aff.
lekhani See under lekhana above.
Alternative readings
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