lek

Etymology 1
From Germanic roots meaning "play". In the biology sense, it comes specifically from, by means of 🇨🇬. The verb is first attested in English in 1871 and the noun at least as early as 1867.

Noun

 * 1)   An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.
 * 2) * 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.

Derived terms

 * lek paradox

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * German:, Balzarena
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:

Verb

 * 1)  To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 1)  To play.
 * 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.
 * 1)  To play.
 * 1)  To play.

Translations

 * Finnish: soidintaa, olla soitimella
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: ,

Usage notes
The Yorkshire dialect word is rarely written and is pronounced differently in the different Ridings of Yorkshire. Compare,.

Etymology 2
From, named after Alexander the Great, whose name is often shortened to Leka in Albanian.

Noun

 * 1)  The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka.
 * 2) * 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.
 * 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.

Translations

 * Albanian: leku,
 * Armenian:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 列克
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish:
 * German:
 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Swedish:

Etymology
From, after.

Noun

 * 1)  the currency unit of Albania
 * 2) money, cash

Etymology
.

Etymology 1
From, from , from , from ; compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Adjective

 * 1) leaky

Etymology 2
From, either a substantivization of the adjective at Etymology 1 above, or a deverbal from ,.

Noun

 * 1) leak

Noun

 * 1)  currency

Noun

 * 1) toad

Etymology
,, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) A plant in the genus  often used as vegetables:
 * 2) Garlic
 * 3) Leek
 * 4)  Something of little value.

Etymology 1
From.

Noun

 * 1) play, playing
 * 2) a game, contest

Etymology 2
From.

Noun

 * 1) the, currency of Albania.

Etymology 1
From, through from.

Adjective

 * 1) lay

Etymology 2
From.

Adjective

 * 1) leaky

Noun

 * 1) a leak

Etymology
kaw, probably from.

Noun

 * 1) moon; month

Etymology 1
.

Noun

 * 1)  medicine, drug

Etymology 2
.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) leg, foot
 * 2) limb

Etymology 1
, borrowed from. Compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Noun

 * 1) medicine

Etymology 2
, from.

Noun

 * 1) little quantity

Noun

 * 1) medicine

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  (child's) play; typically denotes pleasurable and less rule-bound games and activities – "play" more in the sense of "engage in play" than "play a game"
 * 2)  a particular game or activity (associated with child's play)
 * 3) a game, playing (more generally, sometimes with relaxed or nonchalant connotations)
 * 4) a deck of cards
 * 1) a game, playing (more generally, sometimes with relaxed or nonchalant connotations)
 * 2) a deck of cards
 * 1) a deck of cards
 * 1) a deck of cards

Usage notes
Not restricted to children by definition, but childish-sounding. See also.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) leg, foot
 * 2) footprint
 * 3) hindleg
 * 1) hindleg

Adjective

 * 1) good

Etymology
From, from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬. .

Noun

 * 1)  iron