Lekha [from likh, cf. Sanskrit lekha and lekhā] 1. writing, inscription, letter, epistle Ja VI 595 (silā° inscription on rock); Mhv 5, 177 (lekhe sutvā); 27, 6; 33, 40 (°ṃ vissajjayi); Dāṭh 5, 67 (cāritta°); Miln 42; Pj II 164 (°vācaka reciting), 577. 2. chips, shavings Vin II 110 (v.l. likha).
(masc, masc, from likhati) art of writing; script writing [lit.] scratching Construction: √likh > lekh + *a