lakin
See also: Lakin and läkin
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleɪkɪn/
Etymology 1
Perhaps from Old Norse leika.
Noun
lakin (plural lakins)
- (rare) A toy.
- 1922 February, James Joyce, “[Episode 9: Scylla and Charybdis]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], OCLC 560090630, part II [Odyssey], page 193:
- And the gay lakin, mistress Fitton, mount and cry O, and his dainty birdsnies, lady Penelope Rich, a clean quality woman is suited for a player, and the punks of the bankside, a penny a time.
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Noun
lakin (plural lakins)
- Obsolete form of ladykin.
- c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, A Midsommer Nights Dreame. […] (First Quarto), London: […] [Richard Bradock] for Thomas Fisher, […], published 1600, OCLC 1041029189, [Act III, scene i]:
- Bot[tom]. There are things in this Comedy of Piramus and Thisby, that will neuer pleaſe. Firſt, Piramus muſt draw a ſword to kill himſelfe; which the Ladys cannot abide. How anſwer you that? / Snout. Berlaken, a parlous feare.
- Bottom. There are things in this comedy of Pyramus and Thisbe that will never please. First, Pyramus must draw a sword to kill himself, which the ladies cannot abide. How do you answer that? / Snout. By 'r lakin [i.e., by our Lady], a dire problem.
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Anagrams
- Kalin, alkin
Azerbaijani
Cyrillic | лакин | |
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Perso-Arabic | لاکین |
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic لٰكِنْ (lākin, “but, however”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlaːcin], [ˈlaːt͡ʃin]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: la‧kin
Conjunction
lakin
- but, however
- Synonyms: amma, ancaq, fəqət
Finnish
Noun
lakin
- genitive singular of lakki
Anagrams
- kalin, klani, likan
Turkish
Etymology
Ultimately from Arabic لٰكِنْ (lākin, “but”).
Conjunction
lakin
- but, however