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Lule Sami
Etymology
From Proto-Samic *ëlēkkē.
Adjective
alek
- blue
Inflection
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
al (“side”) + -ek
Pronunciation
Noun
alek f (Arabic spelling ئالەک)
- cheek, jowl
- Synonyms: gup, hinarik, lame, rû
Declension
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alek”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 5
Tocharian B
Adjective
alek
- Alternative form of allek (“other, more”)