lele
See also: lelé and Le-Le
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *lele.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈle.le/, [ˈlɛlɛ]
Verb
lele
- to jump, leap, hop, skip
- to fly
- to swing, bounce
- to burst forth, to rush out
- (of vehicles, horses, boats, etc.) to get off, dismount, disembark
- to attack
- (of pieces in a board game) to move
Lindu
Noun
lele
- catfish
Niuean
Etymology
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Verb
lele
- to fly
Derived terms
- vakalele
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, from the sound of wailing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lêle/
- Hyphenation: le‧le
Interjection
lȅle (Cyrillic spelling ле̏ле)
- Used to express pain or woe, usually in the collocation kuku lele; ouch, alas
References
- “lele” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Ternate
Etymology
Cognate with Tidore lele (“betel”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈle.le]
Noun
lele
- betel
- Synonym: bido
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlele/
- Hyphenation: le‧le
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *lele. Cognates include Hawaiian lele and Samoan lele.
Verb
lele (plural felelei)
- (intransitive) to fly
Particle
lele
- Intensifies the preceding word; indeed, of course, very
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 183
Zulu
Etymology
Stative of -lala.
Verb
-lele?
- to be asleep
Inflection
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