different between lekker vs gekker

English

Etymology

From Afrikaans lekker, from Dutch lekker.

Adjective

lekker (comparative more lekker, superlative most lekker)

1. (South Africa) Tasty, nice, fun, great.
2. (South Africa) Good in a generic sense, worthy, functional.
   • The other men ask why he's crying, when he's got such a lekker car. The guy shakes his head and says, "I just saw my wife, and she was driving a skateboard."

Derived terms

• lekker lewe

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch lekker, from Middle Dutch lecker, derived from the verb lekken (“lick”). Akin to German lecker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?k?r/

Adjective

lekker (attributive lekker or lekkere, comparative lekkerder, superlative lekkerste)

1. having a nice taste, tasty, good, delicious

2. good, fun, nice in a more generic sense

3. (informal) foxy, sexy

Usage notes

The attribute form lekkere is considered somewhat archaic and only used for emphasis to show how good something is.

Derived terms

Descendants

• ? English: lekker

Adverb

lekker

1. good, nice, fun in a more generic sense.

2. good and hard or properly, badly

Interjection

lekker

1. yum!, yummy!, delicious!
2. goody! hah!, used sarcastically to show disapproval, disrespect or contempt

Noun

lekker (plural lekkers, diminutive lekkertjie)

1. sweet, a piece of candy
2. (uncountable) pleasure, enjoyment

Synonyms

• (candy): lekkergoed
• (enjoyment, pleasure): genot
• (pleasure): lekkerte
• (pleasure, satisfaction): plesier

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?.k?r/
• Hyphenation: lek?ker
• Rhymes: -?k?r

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch lecker, derived from the verb lekken (“lick”) (Dutch likken). Cognate to German lecker, Afrikaans lekker, Middle Low German lecker, Norwegian lekker, Swedish läcker and Danish lækker. More at lick.

Adjective

lekker (comparative lekkerder, superlative lekkerst)

1. Having a nice taste, tasty, delectable.

2. (Netherlands) Good, nice, pleasant, satisfying in a more generic sense.

3. (attributive, colloquial) Hot, sexy, physically attractive.

4. (Netherlands, mainly with negative polarity) Healthy, well, in good health (not afflicted by illness).

5. (Netherlands, informal) Sound of mind, sane.

Usage notes

• This adjective, especially its adverbial use, often has an ironic meaning (particularly the sense nice, pleasant), e.g. lekker belangrijk or lekker boeiend for "not very important/interesting", or lekker type for "not a very pleasant person".

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

• Afrikaans: lekker
  • ? English: lekker

Etymology 2

Adjective

lekker

1. Comparative form of lek

Etymology 3

From lekken +? -er.

Noun

lekker m (plural lekkers, diminutive lekkertje n)

1. leaker

Anagrams

• krekel

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

lekker

1. present of lekke

English

Etymology

Coined by Scottish zoologist and conservationist David Macdonald in the 1970s, who said in 2014 of gekkering: "I believe it comes from the German word gekkern, and I adapted it, and is probably onomatopoeic".

Verb

gekker (third-person singular simple present gekkers, present participle gekkering, simple past and past participle gekkered)

1. To make a series of stuttering throaty vocalizations in the manner of foxes when encountering a rival.

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