लेखा
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /leː.kʰɑː/, [leː.kʰäː]
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀮𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀔 (lekkha), from Sanskrit लेख्य (lekhya, “document; writing”).
Noun
लेखा • (lekhā) m (Urdu spelling لیکھا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | लेखा lekhā |
लेखे lekhe |
| oblique | लेखे lekhe |
लेखों lekhõ |
| vocative | लेखे lekhe |
लेखो lekho |
Derived terms
- लेखाकार (lekhākār, “accountant”)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लेखा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lēkhya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit लेखा (lekhā), रेखा (rekhā). Doublet of रेखा (rekhā).
Noun
लेखा • (lekhā) m
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- लेखाचित्र (lekhācitra)
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
लेखा f
- Devanagari script form of lekhā (“line, writing”)
Declension
Declension table of "लेखा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | लेखा (lekhā) | लेखायो (lekhāyo) or लेखा (lekhā) |
| Accusative (second) | लेखं (lekhaṃ) | लेखायो (lekhāyo) or लेखा (lekhā) |
| Instrumental (third) | लेखाय (lekhāya) | लेखाहि (lekhāhi) or लेखाभि (lekhābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | लेखाय (lekhāya) | लेखानं (lekhānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | लेखाय (lekhāya) | लेखाहि (lekhāhi) or लेखाभि (lekhābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | लेखाय (lekhāya) | लेखानं (lekhānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | लेखाय (lekhāya) or लेखायं (lekhāyaṃ) | लेखासु (lekhāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | लेखे (lekhe) | लेखायो (lekhāyo) or लेखा (lekhā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- লেখা (Assamese script)
- ᬮᬾᬔᬵ (Balinese script)
- লেখা (Bengali script)
- 𑰩𑰸𑰏𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- လေခါ (Burmese script)
- લેખા (Gujarati script)
- ਲੇਖਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌲𑍇𑌖𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦭꦺꦑꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂪𑂵𑂎𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಲೇಖಾ (Kannada script)
- លេខា (Khmer script)
- ເລຂາ (Lao script)
- ലേഖാ (Malayalam script)
- ᠯᡝᡘᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘩𑘹𑘏𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᠯᠧᠻᠠᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧉𑧚𑦯𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐮𑐾𑐏𑐵 (Newa script)
- ଲେଖା (Odia script)
- ꢭꢾꢓꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆬𑆼𑆒𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖩𑖸𑖏𑖯 (Siddham script)
- ලෙඛා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩽𑩔𑩝𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚥𑚲𑚋𑚭 (Takri script)
- லேக²ா (Tamil script)
- లేఖా (Telugu script)
- เลขา (Thai script)
- ལེ་ཁཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒪𑒹𑒐𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨬𑨄𑨌𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Doublet of रेखा (rekhā)
Noun
लेखा • (lekhā) stem, f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | लेखा (lekhā) | लेखे (lekhe) | लेखाः (lekhāḥ) |
| accusative | लेखाम् (lekhām) | लेखे (lekhe) | लेखाः (lekhāḥ) |
| instrumental | लेखया (lekhayā) लेखा¹ (lekhā¹) |
लेखाभ्याम् (lekhābhyām) | लेखाभिः (lekhābhiḥ) |
| dative | लेखायै (lekhāyai) | लेखाभ्याम् (lekhābhyām) | लेखाभ्यः (lekhābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | लेखायाः (lekhāyāḥ) लेखायै² (lekhāyai²) |
लेखाभ्याम् (lekhābhyām) | लेखाभ्यः (lekhābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | लेखायाः (lekhāyāḥ) लेखायै² (lekhāyai²) |
लेखयोः (lekhayoḥ) | लेखानाम् (lekhānām) |
| locative | लेखायाम् (lekhāyām) | लेखयोः (lekhayoḥ) | लेखासु (lekhāsu) |
| vocative | लेखे (lekhe) | लेखे (lekhe) | लेखाः (lekhāḥ) |
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