lekas

See also: Lekas and lekáš

Esperanto

Verb

lekas

1. present of leki

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈkas/
• Hyphenation: lê‧kas
• Rhymes: -as

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lekas (“quick, quickly”), *-kas (“swift, agile, strong, energetic”).

Adverb

lêkas

1. soon, quickly

   Jika kita melalui jalan ini, kita akan lekas sampai sana. ― If we go this way, we'll get there quickly.

   Lekas sembuh! ― Get well soon!

Synonyms

• cepat
• segera

Derived terms

• berlekas-lekas
• berlekas-lekasan
• lekas-lekas
• melekaskan
• memperlekas
• selekas-lekasnya
• selekasnya

Etymology 2

From Balinese ᬍᬓᬲ᭄ (lekas).

Verb

lêkas

1. (dialect) Alternative form of melekas (“to use black magic, to transform with black magic”)

Further reading

• “lekas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lekas (“quick, quickly”), with the root *-kas (“swift, agile, strong, energetic”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləkas/
• Rhymes: -kas, -as
• Hyphenation: le‧kas

Adverb

lekas (Jawi spelling لکس)

1. Quickly or fast.

   Synonyms: cepat, segera

   Antonyms: lambat, lengah

Affixations

• berlekas-lekas
• dilekaskan
• diperlekas
• lekas-lekas
• lekaskan
• melekaskan
• memperlekas
• pelekas
• perlekas
• selekas
• selekas-lekasnya

Further reading

• “lekas” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*lekas₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Swedish

Verb

lekas

1. passive infinitive of leka

Anagrams

• klase, lakes