लिह् [ lih ] [ lih ]1 Root ( later form of √ [ rih ] ) cl. [2] P. Ā. ( Lit. Dhātup. xxiv , 6) [ leḍhi ] , [ līḍhe ] ( ep. also [ lihati ] ; pf. [ lileha ] , [ lilihe ] Gr. ; fut. [ leḍhā ] , [ lekṣyati ] , [ °te ] Lit. ib. ; aor. [ alikṣat ] , [ alikṣata ] and [ alīḍha ] Lit. ib. ; inf. [ leḍhum ] Lit. ib. ; ind.p. [ līḍhvā ] Lit. ib.) to lick , lap , lick at (loc.) , taste , sip , take any food by licking or lapping Lit. Br. ; to lick up = destroy (said of an arrow) Lit. Daś. ; Caus. [ leháyati ] (aor. [ alīlihat ] ) , to cause to lick Lit. Br. Lit. Suśr. ; to apply as an electuary Lit. Car. : Desid. [ lilikṣati ] , [ °te ] Gr.: Intens. [ lelihyati ] , [ leleḍhi ] (p. [ lelihat ] [ °hyat ] , [ °hyamana ] or [ °hāna ] q.v.) , to lick frequently or constantly , play with the tongue Lit. MBh. Lit. R. ( cf. Gk. 1 ; Lat. (lingo) ; Slav. (liz5ati) ; Lith. (le14z3ti) ; Germ. (lëcchôn) , (lecken) ; Angl.Sax. (liccian) ; Eng. (lick) . )