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3-letter words (2 found)

ELK,LEK,

2-letter words (1 found)

EL,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

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Definitions and meaning of lek

lek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Alternative forms

  • laike (Yorkshire)

Etymology 1

From Germanic roots meaning "play". In the biology sense, it comes specifically from Swedish lek (“child's play”), by means of Swedish leka (“to play”). The verb is first attested in English in 1871 and the noun at least as early as 1867.

Noun

lek (plural leks)

  2. (biology) An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.
    • 1975, Edward O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, figure caption, 2000, page 333,
      Each of the three displaying cocks occupies a small territory at the mating center of the lek.
Derived terms
  • lek paradox
Translations

Verb

lek (third-person singular simple present leks, present participle lekking, simple past and past participle lekked)

  1. (biology, intransitive) To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.
    • 2010, Boaz Yuval, Jorge Hendrichs 17: Behavior of Fruit Fly in the Genus Ceratitis (Dacinae: Ceratitidini), Martin Aluja, Allen Norrbom (editors), Fruit Flies (Tephritidae): Phylogeny and Evolution of Behavior, page 437,
      In a recent study (Yuval et al. 1998), the size and weight of males captured either lekking or resting at the same time in the vicinity of leks were measured.
  2. (UK, dialect, Yorkshire, colloquial) To play.
Translations

Usage notes

The Yorkshire dialect word is rarely written and is pronounced differently in the different Ridings of Yorkshire. Compare laik, layk.

Etymology 2

From Albanian lek, named after Alexander the Great, whose name is often shortened to Leka in Albanian.

Noun

lek (plural leks or lek or leku or lekë)

  2. The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka.
    • 1997, Igor Artimiev, Gary J. Fine, Country Studies: Albania, Ira W. Lieberman, Stilpon S. Nestor, Raj M. Desai, Between State and Market: Mass Privatization in Transition Economies, page 178,
      Enterprise shares are sold at voucher auctions in exchange for either immaterial privatization leks (through a bank transfer from the bidder's privatization lek account) or through privatization vouchers, which are submitted at the time of bidding.
Translations

Anagrams

  • Elk, Kel, elk

Albanian

Etymology

From Lekë, after Leka i Madh (“Alexander the Great”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlek/
  • Rhymes: -ek

Noun

lek m (plural lekë)

  1. lek (the currency unit of Albania)
  2. money, cash
    Synonyms: para, të holla

Descendants

  • → English: lek

References

Further reading

  • leku on the Albanian Wikipedia.Wikipedia sq

Czech

Etymology

Deverbal from lekat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛk]

Noun

lek m inan

  1. Synonym of leknutí

Declension

Further reading

  • lek in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • lek in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • lek in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch leken, from Old Dutch *lekan, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną (“to leak”). Or, from or related to laken (“to lack, blame”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

lek n (plural lekken, diminutive lekje n)

  1. leak

Adjective

lek (comparative lekker, superlative lekst)

  1. leaky

Inflection

Verb

lek

  1. inflection of lekken:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

References

Anagrams

  • elk

French

Noun

lek m (plural leks)

  1. lek (currency)

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛk]
  • Hyphenation: lek
  • Rhymes: -ɛk

Noun

lek (plural lekek)

  1. lek (the currency unit of Albania)

Declension

Anagrams

  • kel

Isthmus Mixe

Noun

lek

  1. toad

References

  • Dieterman, Julia, McCarty, James Michael, Jr., Castañón López, Victoriano, Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018) Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52)‎[1] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 37

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • leek, leeke, leke, leyke

Etymology

Inherited from Old English lēac, lēc, from Proto-West Germanic *lauk, from Proto-Germanic *laukaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leːk/, /lɛːk/

Noun

lek (plural lekes)

  1. A plant in the genus Allium (often used as vegetables):
    1. Garlic (Allium sativum)
    2. Leek (Allium ampeloprasum)
  2. (in expressions) Something of little value.

Related terms

  • garlek
  • houslek

Descendants

  • English: leek
    • → Maori: riki
  • Scots: leke, leik

References

  • “lẹ̄k, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-26.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leikr.

Alternative forms

  • leik (Nynorsk also)

Noun

lek m (definite singular leken, indefinite plural leker, definite plural lekene)

  1. play, playing
  2. a game, contest
    de olympiske leker ― the Olympic Games
Derived terms
Related terms
  • leke

Etymology 2

From Albanian lek.

Noun

lek m (indeclinable)

  1. the lek, currency of Albania.

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lek

  1. imperative of leke

References

  • “lek” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • kle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse leikr, through Middle Low German from Ancient Greek λαϊκός (laïkós, “popular”).

Adjective

lek (neuter lekt, definite singular and plural leke, comparative lekare, indefinite superlative lekast, definite superlative lekaste)

  1. lay

Etymology 2

From Old Norse lekr.

Alternative forms

  • (adjective and noun) lekk

Adjective

lek (neuter lekt, definite singular and plural leke, comparative lekare, indefinite superlative lekast, definite superlative lekaste)

  1. leaky

Noun

lek m (definite singular leken, indefinite plural lekar, definite plural lekane)

  1. a leak

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

lek

  1. inflection of leka:
    1. present
    2. imperative

References

  • “lek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

  • elk, kle

Old Javanese

Etymology

Unknown, probably from Proto-Mon-Khmer *leh (“to go down, go out”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛk/

Noun

lek

  1. moon; month
    Synonyms: candra, śaśi, soma, wulan, windu

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Javanese: ꦭꦺꦏ꧀ (lék)
  • → Balinese: ᬮᬾᬓ᭄ (lék, “moon; month”)

Old Norse

Adjective

lek

  1. inflection of lekr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
    2. positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural

Verb

lek

  1. inflection of leka:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lɛk/
  • Rhymes: -ɛk
  • Syllabification: lek
  • Homophones: Lek, leg

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ.

Noun

lek m inan

  1. (medicine) medicine (substance which promotes healing)
    Synonyms: lekarstwo, medykament
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Albanian lek.

Noun

lek m animal

  1. lek (currency of Albania)
Declension

Further reading

  • lek in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • lek in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Samoan Plantation Pidgin

Etymology

From English leg.

Noun

lek

  1. leg, foot (of a human)
  2. limb (of an animal)

References

  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[2], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

  • lijȇk (Ijekavian)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, borrowed from Gothic 𐌻𐌴𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍃 (lēkeis, “physician”). Compare Old Norse læknir, Old High German lahhi, Danish læge.

Noun

lȇk m (Cyrillic spelling ле̑к)

  1. medicine
Declension
Related terms

References

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lěkъ, from Proto-Indo-European *loykʷós.

Noun

lȇk m (Cyrillic spelling ле̑к)

  1. little quantity
    Nema mesta ni za lek(a). ― There is absolutely no place.
Declension

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /léːk/

Noun

lẹ̑k m inan

  1. medicine

Inflection

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse leikr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leːk/

Noun

lek c

  1. (uncountable) (child's) play; typically denotes pleasurable and less rule-bound games and activities – "play" more in the sense of "engage in play" than "play a game"
  2. (countable) a particular game or activity (associated with child's play)
  3. a game, playing (more generally, sometimes with relaxed or nonchalant connotations)
  4. a deck of cards
    Synonym: kortlek
  5. (biology) lek

Usage notes

Not restricted to children by definition, but childish-sounding. See also leka.

Declension

Derived terms

Verb

lek

  1. imperative of leka

References

  • lek in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • lek in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • lek in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English leg.

Noun

lek

  1. leg, foot
  2. footprint
  3. hindleg (of an animal)

References

  • Mosel, Ulrike (1980) Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (Pacific Linguistics; Series B, no. 73)‎[3], Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN

Tzotzil

Pronunciation

  • (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /lɛkʰ/

Adjective

lek

  1. good
    Antonym: chopol

Derived terms

(Verbal phrases)

  • leklek ba

References

  • Laughlin, Robert M. (1975) The Great Tzotzil Dictionary of San Lorenzo Zinacantán. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Zhuang

Alternative forms

  • lik

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (“iron”), from Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Thai เหล็ก (lèk), Lao ເຫຼັກ (lek), Shan လဵၵ်း (láek), Lü ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik), Nong Zhuang liak. Doublet of diet.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /leːk˧˥/
  • Tone numbers: lek7
  • Hyphenation: lek

Noun

lek (1957–1982 spelling lek)

  1. (dialectal) iron (metal)
    Synonym: diet

Source: wiktionary.org