लेखा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) 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)

1. account, record

   Synonym: हिसाब (hisāb)

2. estimate, reckoning, evaluation

   Synonyms: अंदाज़ (andāz), अनुमान (anumān), कूत (kūt)

   उसके लेखे से ― uske lekhe se ― by his reckoning

Declension

Declension of लेखा (masc ā-stem)

	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

1. (in compounds) synonym of रेखा (rekhā, “line”)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• लेखाचित्र (lekhācitra)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• lekhā (Latin script)
• 𑀮𑁂𑀔𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• লেখা (Bengali script)
• ලෙඛා (Sinhalese script)
• လေခါ or လေၶႃ (Burmese script)
• เลขา (Thai script)
• ᩃᩮᨡᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ເລຂາ (Lao script)
• លេខា (Khmer script)
• 𑄣𑄬𑄈𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

लेखा f

1. 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)
• ᠯᠧᠻᠠ᠎ᠠ (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).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /lɐj.kʰɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪eː.kʰɑː/

Noun

लेखा • (lekhā) stem, f

1. streak, line
2. scratch, line
3. writing

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of लेखा

	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)

• ¹Vedic
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