रेखा

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रेखा (rekhā). Doublet of लेखा (lekhā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾeː.kʰɑː/

Noun

रेखा • (rekhā) f

  1. line
  2. curve, stroke

Declension

Declension of रेखा
Singular Plural
Direct रेखा (rekhā) रेखाएँ (rekhāẽ)
Oblique रेखा (rekhā) रेखाओं (rekhāon)
Vocative रेखा (rekhā) रेखाओ (rekhāo)

Sanskrit

Noun

रेखा • (rekhā) f

  1. a scratch, streak, stripe, line Gṛihyās. Yājñ. MBh. &c.
  2. a continuous line, row, range, series MBh. Kāv. &c.
  3. the first or prime meridian (considered to be a line drawn from लङ्का to मेरु i.e. from Ceylon [supposed to lie on the equator] to the north pole) Sūryas.
  4. a right or straight position of all the limbs in dancing Saṃgīt.
  5. delineation, outline, drawing, sketch Kāv. Kathās.

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0887
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