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likha

Pronunciation: /likˈhaʔ/

“likha” is a Tagalog word. Its 11 meanings in English:

noun

  1. making; production (of something)
  2. creation (as by God)
  3. invention
  4. made-up story; false statement
  5. coinage (of a word)
  6. statue of an ancient spirit or god; idol

adjective

  1. made; produced (by)
  2. created (as by God)
  3. invented
  4. made-up (of a story or statement)
  5. coined (of a word)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लेखा (lékhā, “document; writing”), possibly through a noun formation from लिखति (likhati, “to scratch; to write”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *rikʰ-á-ti, from Proto-Indo-European *rikh₂-é-ti, from *reyk(ʷ)h₂- (“to scratch”). Compare Hindi लेखा (lekhā, “record; account”) and Malay reka. Doublet of liha.

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