لکهاٴي likhāʼī S̱. s. f. 1. The wages of writing. 2. The labour of writing. 3. The art or business of writing.

لايق lāʼịḳ A m. (part. act. of ليق) adj. Worthy, deserving, adapted, proper, suitable, fit, apposite, becoming, expedient, able, capable, qualified. لايق هونا lāʼịḳ honā, To de- serve, to merit.

لاک lāk P s. m. 1. See لاکهہ lākh, sign. 1. 2. A kneadingtrough. 3. A tortoise, which is also called لاک پشت lāk-pusht.

لگن lagan S̱. or lagna (लग्न) 1. s. f. A moment, the rising of a sign of the zodiack. 2. Affection, attachment, friendship, love. 3. Espousals, ap- pointing the day of marriage. 4. s. m. A large flat hollow copper utensil in the form of a bason. ¶ 5. (dakh. i. q. تگ) adv. To, up to (?).

لوتهري lothrī S̱. s. f. (लोचक) A lump of flesh.

لپکا lapkā H s. m. 1. A snatch. 2. Nimbleness. 3. A bad custom or habit. Mīr says: اپني توجـﮩان آنکهـ لڙي پهر وهين ديکهو آينه کو لپکا هي پريشان نظري کا Upnī to jahāṅ ānkh laṛī phir wahīṅ dekho; āʼīne ko lapkā hai pareshān-naz̤arī kā. Where I first fell in love, there you will see me; (I am not like) the mirror (which) is in the habit of casting its glances in all directions.

لکلکانا laklakānā H s. m. (dakh.) See لکهـ لکهانا lakhlakhānā.

لقات laḳāt A. adj. Lean. (Pers. لکات Infirm).

ليکها लेखा lekhā S s. m. Account, reckoning.

ليت ولعل lait-o-laʼaﻌll A s. f. Subterfuge, pro- crastination, prevarication, evasion, chicane.