لیہہ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀳𑀸 (lēhā), from Sanskrit लेखा (lḗkhā).

Pronunciation

Noun

لِیہہ • (līhf (Gurmukhi spelling ਲੀਹ)

  1. a line, streak, rut
    Synonyms: ریکھا (rekhā), لَکِیر (lakīr), لِیک (līk)
  2. a sudden, shooting pain
  3. (figuratively) tradition, custom
  4. modesty

Declension

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Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “لِیہہ”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਲੀਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2025
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lḗkhā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Urdu

Pronunciation

Proper noun

لیہہ • (lehm (Hindi spelling लेह)

  1. Leh (one of the capitals and largest city in the union territory of Ladakh, India)