Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Sanskrit लेखनी (lekhanī).

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /leː.kʰə.niː/, [leː.kʰɐ.niː]

Noun

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लेखनी (lekhanīf (Urdu spelling لیکھنی)

  1. (tools) pen
    Synonyms: क़लम (qalam), पेन (pen)

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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From the feminine form of लेखन (lekhana, scratching, scarifying, scraping), from the root लिख् (likh, to write). The sense 'pen' is an innovation from Hindi.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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लेखनी (lekhanī) stemf

  1. Saccharum spontaneum (a sort of reed of which pens are made)
  2. pen
    Synonym: कलम (kalama)

Declension

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Feminine ī-stem declension of लेखनी (lekhanī)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative लेखनी
lekhanī
लेखन्यौ / लेखनी¹
lekhanyau / lekhanī¹
लेखन्यः / लेखनीः¹
lekhanyaḥ / lekhanīḥ¹
Vocative लेखनि
lekhani
लेखन्यौ / लेखनी¹
lekhanyau / lekhanī¹
लेखन्यः / लेखनीः¹
lekhanyaḥ / lekhanīḥ¹
Accusative लेखनीम्
lekhanīm
लेखन्यौ / लेखनी¹
lekhanyau / lekhanī¹
लेखनीः
lekhanīḥ
Instrumental लेखन्या
lekhanyā
लेखनीभ्याम्
lekhanībhyām
लेखनीभिः
lekhanībhiḥ
Dative लेखन्यै
lekhanyai
लेखनीभ्याम्
lekhanībhyām
लेखनीभ्यः
lekhanībhyaḥ
Ablative लेखन्याः / लेखन्यै²
lekhanyāḥ / lekhanyai²
लेखनीभ्याम्
lekhanībhyām
लेखनीभ्यः
lekhanībhyaḥ
Genitive लेखन्याः / लेखन्यै²
lekhanyāḥ / lekhanyai²
लेखन्योः
lekhanyoḥ
लेखनीनाम्
lekhanīnām
Locative लेखन्याम्
lekhanyām
लेखन्योः
lekhanyoḥ
लेखनीषु
lekhanīṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

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  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: लेखनी (lekhnī)
    • Urdu: لیکھنی (lekhnī)
  • Khmer: លេខនី (leikhaʼnii)

References

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