leil
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *leülü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lewle (“spirit, soul”).
Noun
leil (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- steam or vapour created from water being thrown on a hot surface
- Kas saunas leili oli?
- Was there any vapour in the sauna?
- heat
- Päike vajub alla, aga siia on pidama jäänud pisut lõunaaegset leili.
- The sun is setting, but here there is some midday heat left.
- soul, spirit
- heitis leili välja ― his soul left the body (literally, “he expelled his soul”)
- life, life-force
- Näe – käsi lüüakse otsast – elad veel ning saad naerdagi. Aga kui pea on ära, on leil läbi.
- If the hand is chopped off, you will still laugh. but if it is your head, then your life is over.
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.