liki

liki

See also: liki-, līķi, and līķī

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from English leak.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈliki]
• Rhymes: -iki
• Hyphenation: li‧ki

Verb

liki (present likas, past likis, future likos, conditional likus, volitive liku)

1. to leak

Conjugation

Conjugation of liki present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense likas likis likos active participle likanta likantaj likinta likintaj likonta likontaj acc. likantan likantajn likintan likintajn likontan likontajn passive participle likata likataj likita likitaj likota likotaj acc. likatan likatajn likitan likitajn likotan likotajn nominal active participle likanto likantoj likinto likintoj likonto likontoj acc. likanton likantojn likinton likintojn likonton likontojn nominal passive participle likato likatoj likito likitoj likoto likotoj acc. likaton likatojn likiton likitojn likoton likotojn adverbial active participle likante likinte likonte adverbial passive participle likate likite likote infinitive liki imperative liku conditional likus

Descendants

• Ido: likar

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Finnish

Etymology

liki- +‎ -i (i-lative singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliki/, [ˈliki]
• Rhymes: -iki
• Syllabification^(key): li‧ki

Adverb

liki (+ number)

1. almost, nearly, close to

   Auto maksaa liki kaksisataatuhatta euroa. ― The car costs almost 200,000 euros.

   Painan liki sata kiloa. ― I weigh nearly one hundred kilograms.

   Synonyms: lähes, melkein

Inflection

See liki-.

Anagrams

• ilki, kili

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Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliki/

Noun

liki

1. plural of liko

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *liki. Cognates include Finnish liki and Estonian ligi.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈliki/, [ˈlʲiki]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈliki/, [ˈliɡ̊i]
• Rhymes: -iki
• Hyphenation: li‧ki

Adverb

liki

1. near, close

Preposition

liki (+ partitive)

1. close to
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, pages 3-4:

     Neet dialektat ollaa liki toin toista, mut i ero niijen välil kera ono.

     These dialects are close to each other, but there is also a difference between these.

Derived terms

• likemmälle

 

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 265

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Latvian

Verb

liki

1. 2nd person singular past indicative form of likt

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Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

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Noun

liki

1. woodpecker

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45