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lmk
English
Alternative forms
- LMK
Phrase
lmk
- (Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of let me know.
Anagrams
- KLM, MLK
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lek
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?k/
- IPA: /l?k/
- Rhymes: -?k
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)
- (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.
- 2007, Kentwood D. Wells, The Ecology and Behavior of Amphibians, page 352,
- Nevertheless, it does appear that many of the processes of mate choice and sexual selection described for bird and mammal leks also apply to anuran choruses.
- 1975, Edward O. Wilson, Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, figure caption, 2000, page 333,
Translations
Verb
lek (third-person singular simple present leks, present participle lekking, simple past and past participle lekked)
- (biology) to take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek
- 1994, M. B. Andersson, Sexual Selection, page 164,
- Males in many lekking species have conspicuous morphological ornaments that may be targets of female choice, but male contest competition may also be involved.
- 2000, George Barlow, The Cichlid Fishes: Nature's Grand Experiment In Evolution, page 79,
- The second reason lekking is so fascinating is because the males aggregate.
- 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.
- 2010, Robert Michael Pyle, Mariposa Road: The First Butterfly Big Year, unnumbered page,
- Half a dozen of the thumbnail-size males lekked in a sunny glade.
- 1994, M. B. Andersson, Sexual Selection, page 164,
- (Britain, 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 leku or lekë)
- the currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka
- 1992, Mario I. Bléjer, Albania: From Isolation Toward Reform, page 56,
- With the loss of control by the Government over foreign exchange surrender requirements and the almost complete depletion of foreign exchange reserves, in early 1992 the official rate was further devalued to leks 50 = $1.
- 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.
- 2003, Iraj Hoshi, Ewa Balcerowicz, Leszek Balcerowicz, Barriers to Entry and Growth of New Firms in Early Transition, page 253,
- Value Added Tax is another tax imposed on all enterprises with a yearly turnover of more than 2 million Leks. VAT was introduced in the Albanian tax system in 1995 replacing the old turnover tax.
- 1992, Mario I. Bléjer, Albania: From Isolation Toward Reform, page 56,
Translations
Anagrams
- Elk, Kel, elk
Albanian
Etymology
Named after Alexander the Great, whose name is often shortened to Leka in Albanian.
Noun
lek m (indefinite plural lekë, definite singular leku)
- lek (the currency unit of Albania)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch leken, from Old Dutch *lekan, from Proto-Germanic *lekan? (“to leak”). Or, from or related to laken (“to lack, blame”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?k
Noun
lek n (plural lekken, diminutive lekje n)
- leak
Adjective
lek (comparative lekker, superlative lekst)
- leaky
Inflection
Verb
lek
- first-person singular present indicative of lekken
- imperative of lekken
Anagrams
- elk
References
Isthmus Mixe
Noun
lek
- 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
Noun
lek
- Alternative form of leke
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)
- play, playing
- a game, contest
Derived terms
Related terms
- leke
Etymology 2
From Albanian lek.
Noun
lek m (indeclinable)
- the lek, currency of Albania.
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
lek
- 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 ?????? (laïkós, “popular”).
Adjective
lek (masculine and feminine lek, neuter lekt, definite singular and plural leke, comparative lekare, indefinite superlative lekast, definite superlative lekaste)
- lay
Etymology 2
From Old Norse lekr.
Alternative forms
- (adjective and noun) lekk
Adjective
lek (masculine and feminine lek, neuter lekt, definite singular and plural leke, comparative lekare, indefinite superlative lekast, definite superlative lekaste)
- leaky
Noun
lek m (definite singular leken, indefinite plural lekar, definite plural lekane)
- a leak
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
lek
- present tense of leka and leke
- imperative of leka and leke
References
- “lek” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- elk, kle
Old Norse
Adjective
lek
- inflection of lekr:
- positive degree strong feminine nominative singular
- positive degree strong neuter nominative/accusative plural
Verb
lek
- inflection of leka:
- first-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l?k/
- Homophone: leg
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *l?k?.
Noun
lek m inan
- medicine
- Synonym: lekarstwo
Declension
Etymology 2
From Albanian lek.
Noun
lek m anim
- lek (currency)
Declension
Further reading
- lek in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- lek in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Samoan Plantation Pidgin
Etymology
From English leg.
Noun
lek
- leg, foot (of a human)
- limb (of an animal)
References
- Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980)
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- lij?k (Ijekavian)
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *l?k?, borrowed from Gothic ???????????????????????? (l?keis, “physician”). Compare Old Norse læknir, Old High German lahhi, Danish læge.
Noun
l?k m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- medicine
Declension
Related terms
References
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lé?k/
Noun
l??k m inan
- medicine
Inflection
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse leikr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [l?ie?k?]
Noun
lek c
- child's play; typically denotes pleasurable and less rule-bound games and activities
- deck of cards
Declension
Related terms
Verb
lek
- imperative of leka. free play
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English leg.
Noun
lek
- leg, foot
- footprint
- hindleg (of an animal)
References
- Ulrike Mosel, Tolai and Tok Pisin: the influence of the substratum on the development of New Guinea Pidgin (1980)
Tzotzil
Pronunciation
- (Zinacantán) IPA(key): /l?k?/
Adjective
lek
- 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 *?lek? (“iron”), from Old Chinese ? (OC *l??i??, “iron”). Cognate with Thai ????? (lèk), Lao ????? (lek), Shan ????? (lék), Tai Nüa ???? (l?k), Ahom ???????????????? (lik), Nong Zhuang liak. Doublet of diet.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /le?k??/
- Tone numbers: lek7
- Hyphenation: lek
Noun
lek (old orthography lek)
- iron (metal).
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