As a Hindi name
लेना
to take; to buy, get; to take on; an element of compound verbs
Śabdasāgara also records: लिखा हुआ । लिखित
a Hindi word, a tadbhava: evolved from the Sanskrit through Prakrit लभते — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Etymology tree Sanskrit रभ॑ते (rábhate) Sanskrit लभते (labhate) Prakrit 𑀮𑀳𑀇 (lahaï) ▲ Prakrit 𑀡𑁂𑀇 (ṇei)influ. ▲ Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇 (dei)influ. Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀇 (lei) Hindi लेना Inherited from Prakrit लेइ (lei), adapted from लहइ (lahaï) by analogy with देइ (dei, “give”) (whence Hindi देना (de…” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
written, epistolary
Verified derivationMultiple readings (3)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "lekhyaka" is derived from "lekhya" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
1. lekhya Nom. P. ˚yati = lekhāya, g. kaṇḍvādi
2. lekhya mfn. to be scratched or scraped or scarified, Suśr.
lekhyaka mfn. written, epistolary, W.
lekhyaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Written, in writing, epistolary. E. kan added to the last.
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the feminine, the masculine, and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
lekhyaka mfn. written, epistolary, W.
lekhyaka mfn. (-kaḥ-kā-kaṃ) Written, in writing, epistolary. E. kan added to the last.
1. lekhya Nom. P. ˚yati = lekhāya, g. kaṇḍvādi
2. lekhya mfn. to be scratched or scraped or scarified, Suśr.
Alternative readings
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