लेखक

See also: लिखके and लेखिका

Hindi

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Sanskrit लिख् (likh)

Sanskrit -अक (-aka)

Sanskrit लेखक (lekhaka)bor.

Hindi लेखक (lekhak)

Borrowed from Sanskrit लेखक (lekhaka).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /leː.kʰək/, [leː.kʰɐk]

Noun

लेखक • (lekhak) m (feminine लेखिका, Urdu spelling لیکھک)

writer; author; scribe
Synonyms: कातिब (kātib), क़लम कार (qalam kār), मुसंनिफ़ (musannif)

Declension

Declension of *लेखक* (masc cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	लेखक lekhak	लेखक lekhak
oblique	लेखक lekhak	लेखकों lekhakõ
vocative	लेखक lekhak	लेखको lekhako

Marathi

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Sanskrit लिख् (likh)

Sanskrit -अक (-aka)

Sanskrit लेखक (lekhaka)bor.

Marathi लेखक (lekhak)

Borrowed from Sanskrit लेखक (lekhaka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /le.kʰək/
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Noun

लेखक • (lekhak) m

writer

Declension

Declension of लेखक (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	लेखक lekhak
direct plural	लेखक lekhak
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	लेखक lekhak	लेखक lekhak
oblique सामान्यरूप	लेखका lekhakā	लेखकां- lekhakān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	लेखकाला lekhakālā	लेखकांना lekhakānnā
ergative	लेखकाने, लेखकानं lekhakāne, lekhakāna	लेखकांनी lekhakānnī
instrumental	लेखकाशी lekhakāśī	लेखकांशी lekhakānśī
locative सप्तमी	लेखकात lekhakāt	लेखकांत lekhakāt
vocative संबोधन	लेखका lekhakā	लेखकांनो lekhakānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of लेखक (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	लेखकाचा lekhakāċā	लेखकाचे lekhakāċe	लेखकाची lekhakācī	लेखकाच्या lekhakācā	लेखकाचे, लेखकाचं lekhakāċe, lekhakāċa	लेखकाची lekhakācī	लेखकाच्या lekhakācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	लेखकांचा lekhakānċā	लेखकांचे lekhakānċe	लेखकांची lekhakāñcī	लेखकांच्या lekhakāncā	लेखकांचे, लेखकांचं lekhakānċe, lekhakānċa	लेखकांची lekhakāñcī	लेखकांच्या lekhakāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

lekhaka (Latin script)
𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀓 (Brahmi script)
লেখক (Bengali script)
ලෙඛක (Sinhalese script)
လေခက or လေၶၵ (Burmese script)
เลขก or เลขะกะ (Thai script)
ᩃᩮᨡᨠ (Tai Tham script)
ເລຂກ or ເລຂະກະ (Lao script)
លេខក (Khmer script)
𑄣𑄬𑄈𑄇 (Chakma script)

Noun

लेखक m

Devanagari script form of lekhaka

Declension

Declension table of "लेखक" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	लेखको (lekhako)	लेखका (lekhakā)
Accusative (second)	लेखकं (lekhakaṃ)	लेखके (lekhake)
Instrumental (third)	लेखकेन (lekhakena)	लेखकेहि (lekhakehi) or लेखकेभि (lekhakebhi)
Dative (fourth)	लेखकस्स (lekhakassa) or लेखकाय (lekhakāya) or लेखकत्थं (lekhakatthaṃ)	लेखकानं (lekhakānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	लेखकस्मा (lekhakasmā) or लेखकम्हा (lekhakamhā) or लेखका (lekhakā)	लेखकेहि (lekhakehi) or लेखकेभि (lekhakebhi)
Genitive (sixth)	लेखकस्स (lekhakassa)	लेखकानं (lekhakānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	लेखकस्मिं (lekhakasmiṃ) or लेखकम्हि (lekhakamhi) or लेखके (lekhake)	लेखकेसु (lekhakesu)
Vocative (calling)	लेखक (lekhaka)	लेखका (lekhakā)

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

লেখক (Assamese script)
ᬮᬾᬔᬓ (Balinese script)
লেখক (Bengali script)
𑰩𑰸𑰏𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀓 (Brahmi script)
လေခက (Burmese script)
લેખક (Gujarati script)
ਲੇਖਕ (Gurmukhi script)
𑌲𑍇𑌖𑌕 (Grantha script)
ꦭꦺꦑꦏ (Javanese script)
𑂪𑂵𑂎𑂍 (Kaithi script)
ಲೇಖಕ (Kannada script)
លេខក (Khmer script)
ເລຂກ (Lao script)
ലേഖക (Malayalam script)
ᠯᡝᡘᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
𑘩𑘹𑘏𑘎 (Modi script)
ᠯᠧᠻᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
𑧉𑧚𑦯𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
𑐮𑐾𑐏𑐎 (Newa script)
ଲେଖକ (Odia script)
ꢭꢾꢓꢒ (Saurashtra script)
𑆬𑆼𑆒𑆑 (Sharada script)
𑖩𑖸𑖏𑖎 (Siddham script)
ලෙඛක (Sinhalese script)
𑩽𑩔𑩝𑩜 (Soyombo script)
𑚥𑚲𑚋𑚊 (Takri script)
லேக²க (Tamil script)
లేఖక (Telugu script)
เลขก (Thai script)
ལེ་ཁ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
𑒪𑒹𑒐𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
𑨬𑨄𑨌𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Pronunciation

(Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐj.kʰɐ.kɐ/
(Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪eː.kʰɐ.kɐ/

Etymology 1

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Sanskrit लिख् (likh)

Sanskrit -अक (-aka)

Sanskrit लेखक (lekhaka)

From the root लिख् (likh) +‎ -अक (-aka).

Noun

लेखक • (lekhaka) stem, m

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of लेखक
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लेखकः (lekhakaḥ)	लेखकौ (lekhakau) लेखका¹ (lekhakā¹)	लेखकाः (lekhakāḥ) लेखकासः¹ (lekhakāsaḥ¹)
accusative	लेखकम् (lekhakam)	लेखकौ (lekhakau) लेखका¹ (lekhakā¹)	लेखकान् (lekhakān)
instrumental	लेखकेन (lekhakena)	लेखकाभ्याम् (lekhakābhyām)	लेखकैः (lekhakaiḥ) लेखकेभिः¹ (lekhakebhiḥ¹)
dative	लेखकाय (lekhakāya)	लेखकाभ्याम् (lekhakābhyām)	लेखकेभ्यः (lekhakebhyaḥ)
ablative	लेखकात् (lekhakāt)	लेखकाभ्याम् (lekhakābhyām)	लेखकेभ्यः (lekhakebhyaḥ)
genitive	लेखकस्य (lekhakasya)	लेखकयोः (lekhakayoḥ)	लेखकानाम् (lekhakānām)
locative	लेखके (lekhake)	लेखकयोः (lekhakayoḥ)	लेखकेषु (lekhakeṣu)
vocative	लेखक (lekhaka)	लेखकौ (lekhakau) लेखका¹ (lekhakā¹)	लेखकाः (lekhakāḥ) लेखकासः¹ (lekhakāsaḥ¹)

¹Vedic

Etymology 2

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Sanskrit लेख (lekha)

Sanskrit -क (-ka)

Sanskrit लेखक (lekhaka)

Noun

लेखक • (lekhaka) stem, n

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of लेखक
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	लेखकम् (lekhakam)	लेखके (lekhake)	लेखकानि (lekhakāni) लेखका¹ (lekhakā¹)
accusative	लेखकम् (lekhakam)	लेखके (lekhake)	लेखकानि (lekhakāni) लेखका¹ (lekhakā¹)
instrumental	लेखकेन (lekhakena)	लेखकाभ्याम् (lekhakābhyām)	लेखकैः (lekhakaiḥ) लेखकेभिः¹ (lekhakebhiḥ¹)
dative	लेखकाय (lekhakāya)	लेखकाभ्याम् (lekhakābhyām)	लेखकेभ्यः (lekhakebhyaḥ)
ablative	लेखकात् (lekhakāt)	लेखकाभ्याम् (lekhakābhyām)	लेखकेभ्यः (lekhakebhyaḥ)
genitive	लेखकस्य (lekhakasya)	लेखकयोः (lekhakayoḥ)	लेखकानाम् (lekhakānām)
locative	लेखके (lekhake)	लेखकयोः (lekhakayoḥ)	लेखकेषु (lekhakeṣu)
vocative	लेखक (lekhaka)	लेखके (lekhake)	लेखकानि (lekhakāni) लेखका¹ (lekhakā¹)

¹Vedic

References

Monier Williams (1899) “लेखक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 901.
Apte, Vaman Shivram (1890) “लेखकः”, in The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary, Poona: Prasad Prakashan
Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “लेख”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press