likha

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit लेखा (lékhā, document; writing), possibly through a noun formation from लिखति (likhati, to scratch; to write), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *rikh₂-é-ti, from *reyk(ʷ)h₂- (to scratch). Compare Hindi लेखा (lekhā, record; account) and Malay reka. Doublet of liha.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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likhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜑ)

  1. making; production (of something)
    Synonyms: gawa, paggawa, katha
  2. creation (as by God)
    Synonyms: lalang, paglalang, kreasyon, nilalang
  3. invention
    Synonym: imbento
  4. made-up story; false statement
    Synonyms: katha, akda, katakata
  5. coinage (of a word)
  6. (obsolete) statue of an ancient spirit or god; idol

Derived terms

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Adjective

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likhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜑ)

  1. made; produced (by)
    Synonyms: gawa, ginawa, yari
  2. created (as by God)
    Synonyms: lalang, nilalang
  3. invented
    Synonyms: imbento, inimbento
  4. made-up (of a story or statement)
    Synonyms: katha, katakata, gawa-gawa
  5. coined (of a word)

References

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  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 288
  • Trinidad Hermenegildo Pardo de Tavera (1887) El sanscrito en la lengua tagalog[1] (in Spanish), Paris: Imprimerie de la Faculté de Médecine, A. Davy, page 35

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