लीक
Haryanvi
[edit]Noun
[edit]लीक (līk)
- egg of head lice
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Prakrit *𑀮𑀻𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 f (*līkkā, “track, line”), whence Punjabi ਲੀਕ (līk, “line”) and Gujarati લીક (līk). Of unclear relation to लेखा (lekhā), रेखा (rekhā), and लकीर (lakīr).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]लीक • (līk) f
- (obsolete) line, track, path, rut
- Synonym: लकीर (lakīr)
- (obsolete) established practice, custom, usage
Declension
[edit]Declension of लीक (fem cons-stem)
References
[edit]- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लीक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लीक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “līka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press