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 clod, lump of earth, (cf. loṣṭa, loṣṭu).
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Dictionary citations
leṣṭu m. a clod, lump of earth, MBh.; Hariv.; Hcat. (cf. loṣṭa, loṣṭu).
leṣṭu m. (-ṣṭuḥ) A clod of earth. E. liśa to become less or small, tun Uṇādi aff.
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