लेखन

See also: लेख्न, लेख्नु, लिखने, लिखना, लेखनी, and लेखिनु

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit लेखन (lekhana).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /leː.kʰən/, [leː.kʰɐ̃n]
• Rhymes: -ən

Noun

लेखन • (lekhan) m (Urdu spelling لیکھن)

1. writing, composition

Related terms

• लिखना (likhnā, “to write”)

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Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लेखन (lekhana).

Noun

लेखन • (lekhan) n

1. writing

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “लेखन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लेखन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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Sanskrit

Etymology

From root लिख्-लेख् (6P)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐj.kʰɐ.nɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈl̪eː.kʰɐ.n̪ɐ/

Noun

लेखन • (lekhana) stem, ?

1. writing
2. composition