दूरलेख

Hindi

FWOTD – 20 January 2016

Etymology

From दूर (dūr) +‎ लेख (lekh). Calque of English telegraph.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪uːɾ.leːkʰ/

Noun

दूरलेख • (dūrlekh) m (Urdu spelling دورلیکھ)

1. telegraph
   • 1971, Madhya Pradesh (India). Vidhan Sabha, Kāryavāhī: adhikr̥ta vivaraṇa

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     ... जंगली गायों को पकड़ने के लिये धरपकड़ टोली भेजने के लिये जो केंद्रीय शासन को लिखा गया था, एवं बाद में दूरभाष एवं दूरलेख से भी निवेदन किया गया था ...

     ... jaṅglī gāyõ ko pakaṛne ke liye dharapkaṛ ṭolī bhejne ke liye jo kendrīya śāsan ko likhā gayā thā, evã bād mẽ dūrbhāṣ evã dūrlekh se bhī nivedan kiyā gayā thā ...

     ...to catch the wild cows a round-up group was needed to be sent, which was what was written to the central government, and later a request was made by telephone and telegraph as well...