lekas

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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!
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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

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adverb

lekas (Jawi spelling لکس)

  1. Quickly or fast.
    Synonyms: cepat, segera
    Antonyms: lambat, lengah

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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

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