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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Singapore, Malaysia)
- IPA(key): (Senses 1, 3, 5, 6) /lɛ˧/, /le˧/, (interrogative) [lɛ˦]
- IPA(key): (Senses 2, 4) /lɛ˨/
- The initial /l/ is sometimes dropped after consonants.
Particle
[edit]- Used to express uncertainty.
- Our appointment leh? ― What about our appointment?
- No leh, it’s right here. ― No? It’s right here.
- 2002 May 14, Niamh O’Leary, The Straits Times, Singapore, page L2:
- OK, this one, leh?
- 2010 August 22, Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 13:
- You got send [e-mail] meh? I never receive leh.
- Highlights new and relevant information.
- It’s next week leh. ― Just so you know, it’s next week.
- 2005 April 22, Lee Kin Mun, Today, Singapore, page 30:
- Thirty-five thousand jobs, leh. Not something to sneeze at.
- Marks a tentative request.
- Close the door leh. ― Why don’t you close the door?
- 1994, C.S. Chong, NS: An Air-Level Story, page 29:
- Sing us a song, leh.
- Marks a tentative reminder.
- Still got risotto in the fridge leh. ― There’s still some risotto in the fridge.
- Used to indicate disagreement with a suggestion.
- — We can try taking the train.
— I don’t think we’ll have enough time leh.
- Used to soften a disagreeing opinion.
- I don’t think that’s accurate leh.
See also
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Low, Ee Ling, Brown, Adam (2005) English in Singapore: An Introduction[3]
- Botha, W. (2019) “‘Technically wrong leh’: Leh as a feature of Singapore Colloquial English”, in English Today, volume 35, number 4, , pages 13–22
Albanian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- lehi (first person singular) — Gheg
- lef — southern Gheg
Etymology
[edit]Earlier attested as ljeh, cognate with Romanian lehăi, supported as Dacian, or substrate.[1] Alternatively, from Proto-Albanian *laja, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂-. Cognate to Ancient Greek λάσκω (láskō, “to cry, roar”). Present leh occurs almost exclusively in the 2nd and 3rd person, the -a- of which has usually been subject to umlaut.
Verb
[edit]leh (aorist leha, participle lehur) (intransitive)
- (third person) to bark, yap
- (figurative, derogatory) to waffle, to gossip, to slander, to insult
- (Arvanitika) to pant, to snort
Adverb
[edit]leh
- Arvanitika form of lehtë
Adjective
[edit]leh
- Arvanitika form of i lehtë
Noun
[edit]leh m
- Arvanitika form of luan
References
[edit]- ^ Katičić, R. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. 1975. p. 152
Further reading
[edit]- “leh”, in FGJSH: Fjalor i gjuhës shqipe [Dictionary of the Albanian language] (in Albanian), 2006
- Mann, S. E. (1948) “leh”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 240
Czech
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]leh m inan
- lying position
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “leh”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “leh”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Hokkien
[edit]For pronunciation and definitions of leh – see 咧 (“in the process of; currently”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 咧). |
K'iche'
[edit]Noun
[edit]leh
Slovene
[edit]Noun
[edit]leh
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish له (leh, “for him/it; in favor of him/it; to, belonging to him/it”),[1][2] from Arabic لَهُ (lahu).[3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]leh (definite accusative lehi, plural lehler)
- (chiefly in possessive, with dative or locative) Being in favor of, favorable or for to a thing or person; one's benefit.
- Antonym: aleyh
- Her durumu kendi lehine çevirmekte uzmansın. ― You're an expert at turning every situation to your benefit.
- Hepsinin mahkemede lehimizde tanıklık edeceğini tahmin ediyoruz. ― We predict that they are all going to testify in our favor in court.
Declension
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Nominative | leh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | lehi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | leh | lehler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | lehi | lehleri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | lehe | lehlere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | lehte | lehlerde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | lehten | lehlerden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | lehin | lehlerin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “له”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1645
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “له”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1084
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “leh”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
[edit]- “leh”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “leh”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2951
Wagi
[edit]Noun
[edit]leh
Further reading
[edit]- J. Spencer, S. van Cott, B. MacKenzie, G. Muñoz, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Wagi [fad] Language
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