"लेखनी" meaning in Sanskrit

See लेखनी in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈl̪eː.kʰɐ.n̪iː/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: From the feminine form of लेखन (lekhana, “scratching, scarifying, scraping”), from the root लिख् (likh, “to write”). Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|लिख्}}, {{sa-root|लिख्||nocap=1|t=to write}} from the root लिख् (likh, “to write”) Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=f}} लेखनी • (lekhanī) stem, f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f|novedic=1}} Forms: lekhanī [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], लेखनी [nominative, singular], लेखन्यौ [dual, nominative], लेखन्यः [nominative, plural], लेखनि [singular, vocative], लेखन्यौ [dual, vocative], लेखन्यः [plural, vocative], लेखनीम् [accusative, singular], लेखन्यौ [accusative, dual], लेखनीः [accusative, plural], लेखन्या [instrumental, singular], लेखनीभ्याम् [dual, instrumental], लेखनीभिः [instrumental, plural], लेखन्यै [dative, singular], लेखनीभ्याम् [dative, dual], लेखनीभ्यः [dative, plural], लेखन्याः [ablative, singular], लेखनीभ्याम् [ablative, dual], लेखनीभ्यः [ablative, plural], लेखन्याः [genitive, singular], लेखन्योः [dual, genitive], लेखनीनाम् [genitive, plural], लेखन्याम् [locative, singular], लेखन्योः [dual, locative], लेखनीषु [locative, plural]
  1. an instrument for writing or painting, reed-pen, painting-brush, pen, pencil Categories (topical): Tools, Writing instruments Synonyms: कलम
    Sense id: en-लेखनी-sa-noun-p3jEWNuf Disambiguation of Tools: 79 21 Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 74 26
  2. Saccharum spontaneum (a sort of reed of which pens are made)
    Sense id: en-लेखनी-sa-noun-UASUTKrj Categories (other): Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header, Sanskrit terms belonging to the root लिख्, Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations Disambiguation of Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root लिख्: 44 56 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 25 75
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "লেখনী",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Assamese: লেখনী (lekhoni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assamese: লেখনী (lekhoni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "লেখনী",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: লেখনী (lekhoni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: লেখনী (lekhoni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "လီခနီ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: လီခနီ (lihka.ni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: လီခနီ (lihka.ni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dv",
            "2": "ލޭކަނީ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dhivehi: ލޭކަނީ (lēkanī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dhivehi: ލޭކަނީ (lēkanī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "લેખની",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: લેખની (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: લેખની (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "लेखनी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: लेखनी (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: लेखनी (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ps",
            "2": "ليکني",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Pashto: ليکني",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Pashto: ليکني"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "لیکھنی",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "lekhnī"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: لیکھنی (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: لیکھنی (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಲೇಖನಿ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಲೇಖನಿ (lēkhani)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಲೇಖನಿ (lēkhani)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "លេខនី",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: លេខនី (leikhaʼnii)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: លេខនី (leikhaʼnii)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "ലേഖനി",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: ലേഖനി (lēkhani)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: ലേഖനി (lēkhani)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "लोखणी",
            "3": "लेखनी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: लोखणी (lokhṇī), लेखनी (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: लोखणी (lokhṇī), लेखनी (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "लेखनी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: लेखनी (lekhanī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: लेखनी (lekhanī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or",
            "2": "ଲେଖନୀ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Odia: ଲେଖନୀ (lekhani)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Odia: ଲେଖନୀ (lekhani)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਲੇਖਨੀ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਲੇਖਨੀ (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਲੇਖਨੀ (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "si",
            "2": "ලේඛනී",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sinhalese: ලේඛනී (lēkhanī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sinhalese: ලේඛනී (lēkhanī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syl",
            "2": "ꠟꠦꠈꠘꠤ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sylheti: ꠟꠦꠈꠘꠤ (lexóni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sylheti: ꠟꠦꠈꠘꠤ (lexóni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "லேகநீ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: லேகநீ (lēkanī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: லேகநீ (lēkanī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "లేఖని",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: లేఖని (lēkhani)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: లేఖని (lēkhani)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "เลกฮานี",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: เลกฮานี",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: เลกฮานี"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bo",
            "2": "ལེཁནཱི",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tibetan: ལེཁནཱི (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tibetan: ལེཁནཱི (lekhnī)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "लिख्"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "लिख्",
        "2": "",
        "nocap": "1",
        "t": "to write"
      },
      "expansion": "from the root लिख् (likh, “to write”)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the feminine form of लेखन (lekhana, “scratching, scarifying, scraping”), from the root लिख् (likh, “to write”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lekhanī",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ī-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनी",
      "roman": "lekhanī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
      "roman": "lekhanyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनि",
      "roman": "lekhani",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
      "roman": "lekhanyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीम्",
      "roman": "lekhanīm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
      "roman": "lekhanyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीः",
      "roman": "lekhanīḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्या",
      "roman": "lekhanyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभिः",
      "roman": "lekhanībhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यै",
      "roman": "lekhanyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्याः",
      "roman": "lekhanyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्याः",
      "roman": "lekhanyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्योः",
      "roman": "lekhanyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीनाम्",
      "roman": "lekhanīnām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्याम्",
      "roman": "lekhanyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्योः",
      "roman": "lekhanyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीषु",
      "roman": "lekhanīṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "लेखनी • (lekhanī) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "novedic": "1"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "sa:Tools",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Writing instruments",
          "orig": "sa:Writing instruments",
          "parents": [
            "Stationery",
            "Tools",
            "Writing",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "an instrument for writing or painting, reed-pen, painting-brush, pen, pencil"
      ],
      "id": "en-लेखनी-sa-noun-p3jEWNuf",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "कलम"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 79",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root लिख्",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Saccharum spontaneum (a sort of reed of which pens are made)"
      ],
      "id": "en-लेखनी-sa-noun-UASUTKrj",
      "links": [
        [
          "Saccharum spontaneum",
          "Saccharum spontaneum#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̪eː.kʰɐ.n̪iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "लेखनी"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
    "Sanskrit feminine nouns",
    "Sanskrit lemmas",
    "Sanskrit nouns",
    "Sanskrit nouns in Devanagari script",
    "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root लिख्",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sanskrit ī-stem nouns",
    "sa:Tools",
    "sa:Writing instruments"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "as",
            "2": "লেখনী",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Assamese: লেখনী (lekhoni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Assamese: লেখনী (lekhoni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bn",
            "2": "লেখনী",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Bengali: লেখনী (lekhoni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Bengali: লেখনী (lekhoni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "my",
            "2": "လီခနီ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Burmese: လီခနီ (lihka.ni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Burmese: လီခနီ (lihka.ni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dv",
            "2": "ލޭކަނީ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Dhivehi: ލޭކަނީ (lēkanī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Dhivehi: ލޭކަނީ (lēkanī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gu",
            "2": "લેખની",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Gujarati: લેખની (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Gujarati: લેખની (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Hindustani:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hi",
            "2": "लेखनी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Hindi: लेखनी (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Hindi: लेखनी (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ps",
            "2": "ليکني",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Pashto: ليکني",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Pashto: ليکني"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "لیکھنی",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "lekhnī"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: لیکھنی (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: لیکھنی (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kn",
            "2": "ಲೇಖನಿ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Kannada: ಲೇಖನಿ (lēkhani)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Kannada: ಲೇಖನಿ (lēkhani)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "លេខនី",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: លេខនី (leikhaʼnii)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: លេខនី (leikhaʼnii)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ml",
            "2": "ലേഖനി",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Malayalam: ലേഖനി (lēkhani)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Malayalam: ലേഖനി (lēkhani)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mr",
            "2": "लोखणी",
            "3": "लेखनी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Marathi: लोखणी (lokhṇī), लेखनी (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Marathi: लोखणी (lokhṇī), लेखनी (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ne",
            "2": "लेखनी",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Nepali: लेखनी (lekhanī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Nepali: लेखनी (lekhanī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "or",
            "2": "ଲେଖନୀ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Odia: ଲେଖନୀ (lekhani)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Odia: ଲେଖନୀ (lekhani)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pa",
            "2": "ਲੇਖਨੀ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Punjabi: ਲੇਖਨੀ (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Punjabi: ਲੇਖਨੀ (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "si",
            "2": "ලේඛනී",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sinhalese: ලේඛනී (lēkhanī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sinhalese: ලේඛනී (lēkhanī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "syl",
            "2": "ꠟꠦꠈꠘꠤ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Sylheti: ꠟꠦꠈꠘꠤ (lexóni)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Sylheti: ꠟꠦꠈꠘꠤ (lexóni)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ta",
            "2": "லேகநீ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tamil: லேகநீ (lēkanī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tamil: லேகநீ (lēkanī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "te",
            "2": "లేఖని",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Telugu: లేఖని (lēkhani)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Telugu: లేఖని (lēkhani)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "th",
            "2": "เลกฮานี",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Thai: เลกฮานี",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Thai: เลกฮานี"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "bo",
            "2": "ལེཁནཱི",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tibetan: ལེཁནཱི (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tibetan: ལེཁནཱི (lekhnī)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sa",
        "2": "sa",
        "3": "लिख्"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "लिख्",
        "2": "",
        "nocap": "1",
        "t": "to write"
      },
      "expansion": "from the root लिख् (likh, “to write”)",
      "name": "sa-root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the feminine form of लेखन (lekhana, “scratching, scarifying, scraping”), from the root लिख् (likh, “to write”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lekhanī",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ī-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनी",
      "roman": "lekhanī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
      "roman": "lekhanyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनि",
      "roman": "lekhani",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
      "roman": "lekhanyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीम्",
      "roman": "lekhanīm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
      "roman": "lekhanyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीः",
      "roman": "lekhanīḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्या",
      "roman": "lekhanyā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "instrumental"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभिः",
      "roman": "lekhanībhiḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यै",
      "roman": "lekhanyai",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्याः",
      "roman": "lekhanyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्याम्",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्याः",
      "roman": "lekhanyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्योः",
      "roman": "lekhanyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीनाम्",
      "roman": "lekhanīnām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्याम्",
      "roman": "lekhanyām",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्योः",
      "roman": "lekhanyoḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "locative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीषु",
      "roman": "lekhanīṣu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "g": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "लेखनी • (lekhanī) stem, f",
      "name": "sa-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "novedic": "1"
      },
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "an instrument for writing or painting, reed-pen, painting-brush, pen, pencil"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "कलम"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Saccharum spontaneum (a sort of reed of which pens are made)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Saccharum spontaneum",
          "Saccharum spontaneum#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̪eː.kʰɐ.n̪iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "लेखनी"
}

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