Lekha [fr. likh, cp. Sk. lekha & lekhā] 1. writing, inscrip- tion, letter, epistle J vi.595 (silā˚ inscription on rock); Mhvs 5, 177 (lekhe sutvā); 27, 6; 33, 40 (˚ŋ vissajjayi); Dāvs 5, 67 (cāritta˚); Miln 42; SnA 164 (˚vācāka reciting), 577. -- 2. chips, shavings Vin ii.110 (v. l. likha).