𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लक्षति (lakṣati).

Verb

𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (lakkhaï) (Devanagari लक्खइ)

1. to see

Descendants

• Old Awadhi: लखइ (lakhaï)
• Assamese: লখ (lokh)
• Bengali: লখা (lokha)
• Gujarati: લખવું (lakhvũ)
• Hindustani: lakhnā
  • Hindi: लखना
  • Urdu: لَکھْنا
• Odia: ଲଖିବା (lakhibā)
• Punjabi: lakhṇā

  Gurmukhi script: ਲਖਣਾ

  Shahmukhi script: لکھنا

• Sindhi: lakhaṇu

  Arabic script: لَکَڻُ

  Devanagari script: लखणु

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “लक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lakkhaï”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press