to lick; pres. lehati Ja.ii.44; aor. lehayiṃsu Pv-a.198 (variant reading for palahiṃsu). Cp. parilehisaṃ Vv.81#21 Vv-a.316; ger. lehitvā DN-a.i.136 (sarīraṃ); Vv-a.314. pp. līḷha (?). Cp. leyya.

lih, Sk. leḍhi or līḍhe, also lihati. Cp. Lat. lingo, Gr. λείξω; Goth. bilaigōn, Ags. liccian = E. lick, Ger lecken
■ The Dhtp.335 explains lih by “assādane,” i.e. taste