leken

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleː.kə(n)/ Rhymes: -eːkən Hyphenation: le‧ken === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== leken plural of leek === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== leken inflection of lijken: plural past indicative (dated or formal) plural past subjunctive === Anagrams === enkel == Hungarian == === Etymology === le- (“down; fully”) +‎ ken (“smear”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɛkɛn] Hyphenation: le‧ken Rhymes: -ɛn === Verb === leken (transitive, of machinery) to grease, to lubricate (transitive, of hair) to smarm (to flatten the hair, etc. with cream or grease) (transitive, colloquial) to slap someone on the face ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === leken in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN. == Middle Dutch == === Etymology === From Old Dutch *lekan, from Proto-West Germanic *lekan, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną. === Verb === lēken to leak, to be leaky to leak away, to flow away (of a liquid) ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: lekken Limburgish: laeke, läkke === Further reading === “leken”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “leken”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Norwegian Bokmål == === Alternative forms === leka (of leke) === Noun === leken m or f definite masculine singular of leke === Noun === leken m definite singular of lek == Swedish == === Noun === leken definite singular of lek === Anagrams === enkel, enkle