…reading likha).

fr. likh, cp. Sk. lekha & lekhā

…moon [cp. Epic candralekhā Mbh 3, 1831] Vism.168; Dhs-a.151. 2. a scratch, line AN.i.283; Pp.32; Ja.vi.56 (lekhaṃ kaḍḍhati). 3….

scraping off.

scraping stick.

receptacle for scrapers.

scrapes off

to cause to be inscribed Dāvs v.67 (cāritta-lekhaṃ ˚lekhayi).

Caus. of abhi + likh

adjective austere, stern, only in f. -ā (scil. kathā) AN.iii.117 sq.; AN.iv.352, AN.iv.357; AN.v.67.

abhi + sallekha + ika

Apa˚

Well-defined directional prefix, meaning “away from, off” Usually as base-prefix (except with ā), & very seldom in comp^n. with other modifying prefixes (like sam, abhi etc.).

1. *a …

licking off, in cpd. hatthāpalekhana “hand-licking” (i.e. licking one’s hand after a meal, the practice of certain ascetics) MN.i.77 (with variant reading hatthâvalekhana …

to lick off Pp-a.231 (hatthaṃ).

apa + lekhati in meaning of Sk. avalihati

(apānga) the outer corner of the eye Ja.iii.419 (asitâpangin black-eyed); Ja.iv.219 (bahi˚). Spelt avaṅga at Vin.ii.267, where the phrase avangaṃ karoti i.e. expl^d. by …

Ava˚

prefix

I. Relation between ava & o

Phonetically the difference between ava & o is this, that; ava is the older form, whereas o represents a later development. Histor …

Avalekhana¹

neuter

1. scraping, scraping off Vin.ii.141 (˚pidhara), Vin.ii.221 (˚kaṭṭha).
2. scratching in writing down Ja.iv.402, (˚sattha a chisel for engraving letters).

fr. avalekhat …

to scrape off Vin.ii.221 (variant reading apa˚).

ava + lekhati, likh, Sk. avalikhati

1. hand DN.i.124; AN.i.47; Snp.610; Ja.vi.40
   ■ forearm Vin.iv.221; of animals SN.v.148; Ja.i.149; -pāda hand and foot MN.i.523; AN.i.47; Ja.ii.117; Pv-a.241; Dhp-a.iv.7. sahassa˚; thousand …

1. to draw out, drag, pull, tug Ja.i.193, Ja.i.225, Ja.i.265, Ja.i.273 (khaggaṃ k. to draw the sword).
2. to draw in, suck up (udakaṃ) Ja.iv.141.
3. to draw a line, to scratch Ja.i.78, Ja.i.111, Ja.i. …

Kaṭṭha¹

ploughed, tilled Snp.80; Mil.255; Pv-a.45, Pv-a.62. a˚ untilled, unprepared Anvs.27. su˚ well-ploughed AN.i.229; Mil.255.

Sk. kṛṣṭa, pp. of kasati, cp. kiṭṭha

Kaṭṭha^{2</su …}

Khura¹

the hoof of an animal Vv.64#10 (of a horse = turagānaṃ khuranipāta, the clattering of a horse’s hoof Vv-a.279), cp. Sk. kṣura, a monkey’s claw Sp. Avs.i.236.

khura-kāse MN.i.44 …

one who knows the art of writing, a scribe, secretary Vin.iv.8 (as a profession); Vin.iv.10 (= muddikā & gaṇakā, pl.); Mil.42.

fr. lekha

scratching, drawing, writing Dhtp.467.

fr. likh

an instrument for scratching lines or writing, a stencil, pencil AN.ii.200; Ja.i.230.

fr. likh; cp. Epic Sk. lekhaṇī stencil Mbh 1, 78

to (make a) scratch Ja.iv.402
pp lekhita.

Caus. of likhati or Denom. of lekha

1. to scratch; to cut carve; write, inscribe MN.i.127 (rūpāni); Ja.ii.372 (suvaṇṇa-patte); Ja.iv.257 (id.), Ja.iv.488, Ja.iv.489 (jāti-hingulakena); Dhp-a.i.182; Pv-a.145 (nāmaṃ likhi wrote his na …

1. carved, cut, worked (in ivory etc.), in cpd. saṅkha˚ brahmacariya the moral life, like a polished shell DN.i.63; SN.ii.219, explained at DN-a.i.181 as “likhita-sankha-sadisa dhota-sankha-sap …

in likhā-paṇṇa at Pv-a.20 is faulty for lekhā˚; (lekha˚) letter, cp. lekha-pattra letter Mālatīm 172, 7.

adjective noun one who practises muddā (i.e. knowledge of signs) DN.i.51 (in list of occupations combined with gaṇaka & trsl^dDial. i.68 by “accountant” cp. Franke, *Dīg …

…Vin.iv.7 (with gaṇanā & lekhā), as the first of the sippāni (with gaṇanā) at MN.i.85 = Cnd.199 Further at Mil.3, Mil.59, Mil.78 sq.,…

adjective without scratches, without edges (?) Vin.ii.123 (of jantāghara).

nis + lekha

1. (with variant reading osāpeti, reading osāreti is uncertain) to stow away, deposit, put in, put away (see also opeti) Ja.vi.52, Ja.vi.67 (pattaṃ thavikāya o.).
2. to bring out, e …

to fulfil; to fill (up), make more full, supplement, fill out, add to DN.i.74 (parisandeti p. parippharati; DN-a.i.217 explains as “vāyunā bhastaṃ viya pūreti”); DN.ii.221; MN.iii.92; SN.i.27 (devakā …

the earth. Acc to Cnd.389 syn. with jagati. It figures as the first element in enumⁿ of the 4 elements (see dhātu 1), viz p., āpo, tejo, vāyo (earth, water, fire, wind or …

stick (or rag?) for scraping (or wiping?) Vin.ii.141 (avalekhana˚), Vin.ii.221 (id.). Meaning doubtful.

fr. api + dhṛ.

rock, stone AN.i.283; Snp.447; Ja.i.109, Ja.i.199; Ja.v.295; Vism.28, Vism.182, Vism.183; Vb-a.64 (its size as cp^d with pabbata); Dhp-a.iii.151; Dhs-a.389; Vv-a.157; Sdhp.328.

• *-[gu …

to scratch Dhtp.159 cp. rada & radana; tooth Abhp.261.

rad: see etym. at Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. rado (“rase”). Given in meaning “vilekhana” at Dhtp.159 & Dhtm.220. Besides this it is given at D …

line, streak Abhp.539. See lekhā.

fr. rikh, for which the Pāli form is likh, cp. Sk. rekhā, Lat. rīma, Ohg. rīga row

…with 100 streaks“; Vv-a = lekhā); Vv.64#6 (veḷuriya˚) pabbata˚; a mountain range Ja.ii.417; dīgha˚; (adj.) of long lineage Pv-a.68;…

austere penance, the higher life MN.i.13, MN.i.40; Vin.i.305; Pts.i.102, Pts.i.103; Pp.69 sq.; DN-a.i.82; Vism.69; Mil.360, Mil.380; adj. Vin.i.45; sallekhitācāra practising austere penance Mil.230, …

Err:510

adjective softening, oily; -āni bhesajjāni softening medicines Mil.172 (opp lekhaniyāni).

grd. formation fr. sinehana

…DN.i.128; Snp.1006; Ja.i.78 (lekhā); Ja.ii.87; Ja.iii.342 (atappiya-vatthūni); Ja.v.175, Ja.vi.37; Mil.11 (palibodhā); Dhp-a.i.129…

…a water plant Vv.35#6.

• -lekhā writing on w. AN.i.283 = Pp.32 (in simile ˚ûpama like writing on w.; cp. Pp-a.215). *…

…MN.ii.241 sq.; SN.i.136; SN.iii.132; SN.iv.73 SN.v.357; DN.iii.240 (a˚); Vin.iv.143 (+ vilekhā); AN.iii.245 AN.iii.291; Snp.247,…

perplexity, lit. “scratching” Vin.iv.143 (here as f. ˚ā); Dhs.1256 (mano˚); Dhs-a.260. The more common word for “perplexity” is vikkhepa.

vi + lekha

1. to scrape, scratch SN.i.124 (bhūmiṃ); SN.iv.198; Dhs-a.260 (fig. manaṃ v. ; in explⁿ of vilekha).
2. to scratch open Vin.ii.175

pp *[vilikhita](/define/vilikhita …

adjective reciting, speaking, expressing Snp-a.164 (lekha˚); sotthi˚; an utterer of blessings, a herald Mil.359
■ f. -ikā speech Sdhp.55.

fr. vācā