leka

== Antigua and Barbuda Creole English == === Noun === leka (plural leka dem, quantified leka) letter == Bangi == === Verb === leka to pass == Faroese == === Verb === leka (third person singular past indicative lek, third person plural past indicative lóku, supine likið) to leak ==== Conjugation ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish slägga (“sledgehammer”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlekɑ/, [ˈle̞kɑ̝] Rhymes: -ekɑ Syllabification(key): le‧ka Hyphenation(key): le‧ka === Noun === leka sledgehammer, maul Synonym: moukari (colloquial) bottle (particularly of moonshine or other spirits) votkaleka ― bottle of vodka (vulgar) penis ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “leka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === Kela, kale, kela == Hawaiian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English letter. === Noun === leka letter (mail) === Verb === leka (transitive) to write a letter == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɛːka/ Rhymes: -ɛːka === Verb === leka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lak, third-person plural past indicative láku, supine lekið) (intransitive) to drip Synonym: drjúpa (intransitive) to leak Synonym: vera lekur ==== Conjugation ==== === Anagrams === kela == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ləˈka/, [ləˈka] Rhymes: -ka Hyphenation: le‧ka === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Malay ليک (léka, “careless”). ==== Adjective ==== leka (comparative lebih leka, superlative paling leka) careless Synonyms: lalai, lengah ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Jambi Malay [Term?]. ==== Noun ==== leka (plural leka-leka) (dialect, Jambi) the thin round wooden base for placing the pot === Etymology 3 === Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लेख (lekha). ==== Noun ==== leka (plural leka-leka) recording writing, letters === Further reading === “leka”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Lingala == === Etymology === Borrowed from Bangi leka. === Verb === -leka (infinitive koleka) to pass == Mongo == === Verb === leka to pass == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === leken === Noun === leka m or f definite feminine singular of leke == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology 1 === From Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną. ==== Alternative forms ==== leke (e-infinitive) ==== Verb ==== leka (present tense lek, past tense lak, supine leke, past participle leken, present participle lekande, imperative lek) to drip, dribble to leak === Etymology 2 === Related to likka. ==== Alternative forms ==== leke (e-infinitive) ==== Verb ==== leka (present tense lekar, past tense leka, past participle leka, passive infinitive lekast, present participle lekande, imperative leka/lek) to move a little === References === “leka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Norse == === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Germanic *lekaną. ==== Verb ==== leka (singular past indicative lak, plural past indicative láku, past participle lekinn) to drip, dribble (intransitive) to leak, be leaky ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Descendants ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== leka (transitive) to make leaky ===== Conjugation ===== === Etymology 3 === ==== Adjective ==== leka inflection of lekr: positive degree strong feminine accusative singular positive degree strong masculine accusative plural positive degree weak masculine oblique singular positive degree weak feminine nominative singular positive degree weak neuter singular ==== Noun ==== leka inflection of leki: indefinite oblique singular indefinite accusative/genitive plural === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “leka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive == Old Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną. === Verb === lēka to move quickly to flutter, swirl to dance to play ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: leka == Sotho == === Verb === leka to attempt == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish lēka, from Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleːˌka/ Rhymes: -²eːka === Verb === leka (present leker, preterite lekte, supine lekt, imperative lek) to play (like children) to play (more generally, sometimes with relaxed or nonchalant connotations) to pretend to be something (as part of children's play, or more generally by extension) (biology) to lek ==== Usage notes ==== Usually intransitive except for (sense 3) and for certain activities (like "cirkus," kurragömma (“hide and seek”), tafatt (“tag”), and blindbock (“blind man's buff”)). Spela is used for more rule-bound or grown-up games. Saying "leka fotboll" makes it sound like soccer is a kind of (free-form) play, or like you are only pretending to play soccer, as a form of play. See also lek. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== lek === References === “leka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “leka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “leka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === elak, kela, lake == Tongan == === Noun === leka child