English Explanatory Dictionary

lek

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.
verb
  1. To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.
  2. To play.
noun
  1. The currency unit of Albania, divided into 100 qindarka.
name
  1. A river, the northern arm of the River Rhine in the Netherlands.

Pronunciation

/lɛk/ en-us-lek.ogg

Word forms

lek leks lekking lekked leku lekë

Etymology

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.

Derived words

lek paradox
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