As a Hindi name
लेना
to take; to buy, get; to take on; an element of compound verbs
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
a doll, puppet
Verified derivationMultiple readings (2)Why this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "lepyamayī" is the feminine form of "lepyamaya" — the same word with the feminine ending, recorded by the dictionary's own gender marker on that entry.
M3 · meaning shifts "lepyamaya" is derived from "lepya" with the mayaṭ suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
lepya mfn. to be smeared or anointed or stained or defiled, MaitrUp.
moulded, modelled, BhP.
lepya—maya mf(ī)n. made of mortar or clay, moulded, HPariś.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
lepya—mayī f. a doll, puppet, L.
lepyamayī A doll, puppet.
lepyamayī f. (-yī) A doll, a puppet. E. lepya plastering, mayaṭ aff., made of wood with a coat of plaster.
lepya—maya mf(ī)n. made of mortar or clay, moulded, HPariś.
lepya mfn. to be smeared or anointed or stained or defiled, MaitrUp.
moulded, modelled, BhP.
Alternative readings
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