लिख्

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyḱ- (“scratch, line”), an extension of *h₁rey- (“scratch”). Cognate with English row, Ancient Greek ἐρείκω (ereíkō, “to rend, bruise, pound”), Lithuanian riekti (“to slice”).

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /likʰ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /l̪ikʰ/

लिख् • (likh)

1. to scratch, scrape, furrow
2. to produce by scratching, draw a line
3. to engrave, inscribe, trace, write

Forms of Sanskrit verbs are numerous and complicated. The following conjugation shows only a subset of all forms and should be treated as a guide.

Primary Verbal Forms

Derived Nominal Forms

• रेखा (rékhā, “scratch, line”)

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