लिखावट (likhaavat)
noun
A noun derived from the verb लिखना (likhnaa, 'to write'); it refers mainly to handwriting or the visual style/pattern of writing.
Sense
1
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handwriting
noun, feminine
Synonyms: हस्तलिपि (hastlipi, formal)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Indian schoolteachers put a lot of weight on good लिखावट (likhaavat) -- neat, rounded handwriting was (and still is, in many schools) graded almost as strictly as the answer's content. You will often hear a parent or teacher say someone's लिखावट (likhaavat) is अच्छी (achchhii, 'good') or खराब (kharaab, 'bad') as a mark of discipline and care.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse लिखावट (likhaavat) with लेख (lekh, 'an article/essay') -- लिखावट (likhaavat) is about the physical style of writing, not the written content itself. 2) It describes how someone writes (the script's look), not what they wrote.
Sample Sentences:
उसकी लिखावट बहुत सुंदर है।
Her handwriting is very beautiful.
(uskii likhaavat bahut sundar hai।)
टीचर ने कहा कि मेरी लिखावट सुधारनी होगी।
The teacher said that I would have to improve my handwriting.
(tiichar ne kahaa ki merii likhaavat sudhaarnii hogii।)
बचपन में मेरी लिखावट बहुत खराब थी।
In my childhood, my handwriting was very bad.
(bachpan men merii likhaavat bahut kharaab thii।)
अपनी लिखावट साफ रखो, वरना नंबर कट जाएंगे।
Keep your handwriting neat, otherwise marks will be deducted.
(apnii likhaavat saaph rakho, varnaa nambar kat jaaenge।)
अगर वह रोज़ अभ्यास करता तो उसकी लिखावट अब तक सुधर जाती।
If he had practiced daily, his handwriting would have improved by now.
(agar vah roz abhyaas kartaa to uskii likhaavat ab tak sudhar jaatii।)
परीक्षक ने कॉपी पर लिखा कि लिखावट पढ़ी नहीं जा रही थी।
The examiner wrote on the answer sheet that the handwriting could not be read.
(pariikshak ne kopii par likhaa ki likhaavat padhii nahiin jaa rahii thii।)
अच्छी लिखावट से पहली छाप अच्छी बनती है।
Good handwriting creates a good first impression.
(achchhii likhaavat se pahlii chhaap achchhii bantii hai।)
क्या तुम्हारी लिखावट हमेशा से इतनी गोल-मटोल थी?
Was your handwriting always this round and neat?
(kyaa tumhaarii likhaavat hameshaa se itnii gol-matol thii?)
काश मेरी लिखावट डॉक्टर जैसी न होती।
I wish my handwriting weren't like a doctor's.
(kaash merii likhaavat doktar jaisii n hotii।)
स्कूल में हर हफ्ते लिखावट सुधारने के लिए एक पीरियड रखा जाता है।
In school, one period is set aside every week to improve handwriting.
(skool men har haphte likhaavat sudhaarne ke lie ek piiriyad rakhaa jaataa hai।)
इतनी सुंदर लिखावट देखकर मास्टर जी मुस्कुरा दिए।
Seeing such beautiful handwriting, the teacher smiled.
(itnii sundar likhaavat dekhkar maastar jii muskuraa die।)
Sense
2
:
writing style, manner of expression
noun, feminine
Synonyms: शैली (shailii)
Frequency: low
Cultural Note: Beyond the shape of the letters, लिखावट (likhaavat) can also point to an author's distinctive way of putting words together -- readers might say a writer has a पहचानी हुई लिखावट (pahchaanii huii likhaavat, 'a recognizable writing style'), extending the word from the physical script to a personal signature in prose.
Sample Sentences:
इस लेखक की लिखावट बहुत पहचानी हुई है।
This author's writing style is very recognizable.
(is lekhak kii likhaavat bahut pahchaanii huii hai।)
उसके निबंधों की लिखावट में एक अलग तरह की गहराई है।
There is a distinct kind of depth in the style of his essays.
(uske nibandhon kii likhaavat men ek alag tarah kii gahraaii hai।)
समीक्षक ने कहा कि उपन्यास की लिखावट पहले से ज़्यादा परिपक्व हो गई है।
The critic said that the novel's writing style has become more mature than before.
(samiikshak ne kahaa ki upanyaas kii likhaavat pahle se zyaadaa paripakv ho gaii hai।)
अगर तुम अपनी लिखावट बदलोगे, तो पाठक भी उसे नए ढंग से पढ़ेंगे।
If you change your writing style, readers will also read it in a new way.
(agar tum apnii likhaavat badloge, to paathak bhii use nae dhang se padhenge।)
काश उसकी लिखावट इतनी जटिल न होती।
If only his writing style weren't so complicated.
(kaash uskii likhaavat itnii jatil n hotii।)
अपनी लिखावट को और स्पष्ट करो, ताकि विचार सीधे पहुँचें।
Make your writing style clearer, so that the ideas come across directly.
(apnii likhaavat ko aur spasht karo, taaki vichaar siidhe pahunchen।)
हो सकता है कि उसकी लिखावट किसी पुराने कवि से प्रभावित हो।
It's possible that his writing style is influenced by some old poet.
(ho saktaa hai ki uskii likhaavat kisii puraane kavi se prabhaavit ho।)
इस पत्रिका में हर स्तंभकार की लिखावट अलग पहचान रखती है।
In this magazine, every columnist's writing style holds its own distinct identity.
(is patrikaa men har stambhkaar kii likhaavat alag pahchaan rakhtii hai।)
Morphology
Noun
(sg.f.direct):
लिखावट
(likhaavat)
(sg.f.oblique):
लिखावट
(likhaavat)
(pl.f.direct):
लिखावटें
(likhaavten)
(pl.f.oblique):
लिखावटों
(likhaavton)