likha

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • licha, lic-ha (obsolete, Abecedario orthography)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लेखा (lékhā, “document; writing”), according to Potet (2016)[1]. Compare Hindi लेखा (lekhā, “record; account”) and Indonesian reka. Doublet of liha.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: lik‧ha
  • IPA(key): /likˈhaʔ/, [lɪkˈhaʔ]

Noun

likhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜑ)

  1. making; production (of something)
    Synonyms: gawa, paggawa, katha
  2. creation (as by God)
    Synonyms: lalang, paglalang, kreasyon, nilalang
  3. invention
    Synonym: imbento
  4. made-up story; false statement
    Synonyms: katha, akda, katakata
  5. coinage (of a word)
  6. (obsolete) statue of an ancient spirit or god; idol

Derived terms
  • ilikha
  • likhain
  • lumikha
  • lumikha
  • Lumikha
  • makalikha
  • malikhain
  • malikhaing pagsusulat
  • mapanlikha
  • maylikha
  • Maylikha
  • nilikha
  • pagkamapanlikha
  • paglikha
  • sangnilikha
  • tagalikha

Adjective

likhâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜃ᜔ᜑ)

  1. made; produced (by)
    Synonyms: gawa, ginawa, yari
  2. created (as by God)
    Synonyms: lalang, nilalang
  3. invented
    Synonyms: imbento, inimbento
  4. made-up (of a story or statement)
    Synonyms: katha, katakata, gawa-gawa
  5. coined (of a word)

References
  1. Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, pages 288

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