"लेखनी" meaning in Sanskrit

See लेखनी in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /lɐj.kʰɐ.niː/ [Vedic], /ˈl̪eː.kʰɐ.n̪iː/ [Classical-Sanskrit]
Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{root|sa|sa|लिख्}}, {{sa-root|लिख्||nocap=1|t=to write}} from the root लिख् (likh, “to write”), {{bor|sa|hi|-}} Hindi Head templates: {{sa-noun|g=f}} लेखनी • (lekhanī) stem, f Inflection templates: {{sa-decl-noun-f}} Forms: lekhanī [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], लेखनी [nominative, singular], लेखन्यौ [dual, nominative], लेखनी1 [dual, nominative], लेखन्यः [nominative, plural], लेखनीः1 [nominative, plural], लेखनि [singular, vocative], लेखन्यौ [dual, vocative], लेखनी1 [dual, vocative], लेखन्यः [plural, vocative], लेखनीः1 [plural, vocative], लेखनीम् [accusative, singular], लेखन्यौ [accusative, dual], लेखनी1 [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], लेखन्यै2 [ablative, singular], लेखनीभ्याम् [ablative, dual], लेखनीभ्यः [ablative, plural], लेखन्याः [genitive, singular], लेखन्यै2 [genitive, singular], लेखन्योः [dual, genitive], लेखनीनाम् [genitive, plural], लेखन्याम् [locative, singular], लेखन्योः [dual, locative], लेखनीषु [locative, plural]
  1. Saccharum spontaneum (a sort of reed of which pens are made) Categories (topical): Tools
    Sense id: en-लेखनी-sa-noun-UASUTKrj Disambiguation of Tools: 67 33 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: 97 3 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms belonging to the root लिख्: 78 22 Disambiguation of Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations: 96 4
  2. pen Categories (topical): Writing instruments Synonyms: कलम
    Sense id: en-लेखनी-sa-noun-4hprDLGT Disambiguation of Writing instruments: 44 56
     
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  "descendants": [
    {
      "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": "km",
            "2": "លេខនី",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: លេខនី (leikhaʼnii)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: លេខនី (leikhaʼnii)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
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        "2": "sa",
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      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "लिख्",
        "2": "",
        "nocap": "1",
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      },
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      "name": "sa-root"
    },
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        "3": "-"
      },
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    }
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      "form": "lekhanī",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ī-stem",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनी",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "dual",
        "nominative"
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      "form": "लेखनी1",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative"
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      "form": "लेखन्यः",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "लेखनीः1",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "लेखनि",
      "roman": "lekhani",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
      "roman": "lekhanyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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      "form": "लेखनी1",
      "roman": "lekhanī1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "लेखन्यः",
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        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीः1",
      "roman": "lekhanīḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीम्",
      "roman": "lekhanīm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
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    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनी1",
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      "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"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "लेखनीभ्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanībhyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्याः",
      "roman": "lekhanyāḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यै2",
      "roman": "lekhanyai2",
      "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": "लेखन्यै2",
      "roman": "lekhanyai2",
      "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": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "97 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "78 22",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms belonging to the root लिख्",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "96 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with redundant transliterations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "67 33",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
          "name": "Tools",
          "orig": "sa:Tools",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "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"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "44 56",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sa",
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          "orig": "sa:Writing instruments",
          "parents": [
            "Stationery",
            "Tools",
            "Writing",
            "Technology",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Language",
            "All topics",
            "Human",
            "Communication",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pen"
      ],
      "id": "en-लेखनी-sa-noun-4hprDLGT",
      "links": [
        [
          "pen",
          "pen"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "कलम"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐj.kʰɐ.niː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "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 borrowed from Hindi",
    "Sanskrit terms derived from Hindi",
    "Sanskrit terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Sanskrit terms with redundant transliterations",
    "Sanskrit ī-stem nouns",
    "sa:Tools",
    "sa:Writing instruments"
  ],
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      "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"
    },
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          "args": {
            "1": "ur",
            "2": "لیکھنی",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "lekhnī"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Urdu: لیکھنی (lekhnī)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Urdu: لیکھنی (lekhnī)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "km",
            "2": "លេខនី",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Khmer: លេខនី (leikhaʼnii)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Khmer: លេខនី (leikhaʼnii)"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "root"
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      "form": "lekhanī",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "sa-decl-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "लेखनी",
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "लेखनी1",
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "लेखन्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "लेखनीः1",
      "roman": "lekhanīḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "लेखनि",
      "roman": "lekhani",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
      "roman": "lekhanyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनी1",
      "roman": "lekhanī1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "लेखन्यः",
      "roman": "lekhanyaḥ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "लेखनीः1",
      "roman": "lekhanīḥ1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनीम्",
      "roman": "lekhanīm",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखन्यौ",
      "roman": "lekhanyau",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "लेखनी1",
      "roman": "lekhanī1",
      "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": "लेखन्यै2",
      "roman": "lekhanyai2",
      "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": "लेखन्यै2",
      "roman": "lekhanyai2",
      "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": {},
      "name": "sa-decl-noun-f"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sanskrit",
  "lang_code": "sa",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Saccharum spontaneum (a sort of reed of which pens are made)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Saccharum spontaneum",
          "Saccharum spontaneum#Translingual"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "pen"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pen",
          "pen"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "कलम"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/lɐj.kʰɐ.niː/",
      "tags": [
        "Vedic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈl̪eː.kʰɐ.n̪iː/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Sanskrit"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "लेखनी"
}

Download raw JSONL data for लेखनी meaning in Sanskrit (6.3kB)

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