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English
Etymology
From Hokkien 咧 (--leh).
Pronunciation
Particle
leh (Manglish, Singlish)
- Used to express uncertainty.
- Our appointment leh? ― What about our appointment?
- No leh, it's right here. ― No? It's right here.
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 or reminder.
- 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.
See also
- (Singlish particles): ah, hor, know, lah, liao, lor, mah, meh, one, sia, what
See also
References
- Low, Ee Ling, Brown, Adam (2005) English in Singapore: An Introduction
Albanian
Etymology
earlier attested as ljeh, cognate with Romanian lehăi, supported as Dacian, or substrate. 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
leh (aorist lehu, participle lehë)
- to bark, yap
References
- ^ Katičić, R. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. 1975. p. 152
Czech
Etymology
From lehnout, ležet.
Pronunciation
Noun
leh m inan
- lying position
Declension
Declension of leh (velar masculine inanimate)
Further reading
- leh in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- leh in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Hokkien
K'iche'
Noun
leh
- (Classical K'iche') corn tortilla
Slovene
Noun
leh
- genitive dual/plural of leha
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish له (leh, “for him/it; in favor of him/it; to, belonging to him/it”), from Arabic لَهُ (lahu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleh/
- Hyphenation: leh
Noun
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
Derived terms
References
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “له”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1645
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “له”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1084
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “leh”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
Wagi
Noun
leh
- water
Further reading
- J. Spencer, S. van Cott, B. MacKenzie, G. Muñoz, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Wagi Language