lepel

== Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch lēpel, from Old Dutch *lepil, from Proto-West Germanic *lapil. Equivalent to leppen +‎ -el. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈleː.pəl/ Hyphenation: le‧pel Rhymes: -eːpəl === Noun === lepel m (plural lepels, diminutive lepeltje n) spoon ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: lepel Berbice Creole Dutch: leple Jersey Dutch: lêpel Negerhollands: leepel, leppu Skepi Creole Dutch: lepel → Manado Malay: leper → Lokono: lepele == Hungarian == === Etymology === Uncertain derivation. Either from the Old Hungarian noun lep (“blanket, bedsheet”) or from the verb lep (“to cover”) +‎ -el (verb-forming suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈlɛpɛl] Hyphenation: le‧pel Rhymes: -ɛl === Noun === lepel (plural leplek) wrap, sheet, shroud, veil (a thin fabric used to cover something) (figuratively) cover (that which conceals; a disguise or pretext) a sötétség leple alatt ― under cover of darkness (literary) a burial shroud Synonyms: halotti lepel, szemfedő (botany) perigone ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === lepel 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 *lepil, from Proto-West Germanic *lapil. === Noun === lēpel m or n spoon ==== Inflection ==== ==== Descendants ==== Dutch: lepelAfrikaans: lepelBerbice Creole Dutch: lepleJersey Dutch: lêpelNegerhollands: leepel, leppuSkepi Creole Dutch: lepel→ Manado Malay: leper→ Lokono: lepele Limburgish: laepel === Further reading === “lepel”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000 Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “lepel”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN