lej

• le

From Proto-Albanian *laudnja, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ- (“to grow”), cognate with Sanskrit रोधति (ródhati, “to grow”), Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬊𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌‎ (raodaⁱti), Gothic 𐌻𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐌽 (liudan, “to grow”)[1]. Alternatively from Proto-Albanian *(a)lei-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, feed, live on”). Cognate to Latin alō (“to nourish, bring up (child)”) and Breton ala (“to bear, give birth”).

lej (first-person singular past tense leva, participle lerë)

1. I give birth, bear (child)

• lind
• lenicë

• vëlla

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛj]

lej

1. second-person singular imperative of lít

   Synonym: lij

• IPA^(key): /lɑj/, [lɑjˀ]
• Homophone: leg

lej

1. imperative of leje

Borrowed from Romanian lei, plural of leu (“leu”) (literally, "lion"), from Latin leō (“lion”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɛj]
• Hyphenation: lej
• Rhymes: -ɛj

lej (plural lejek)

1. leu (currency of Romania)
2. leu (currency of Moldova)

• jel

• leja

• IPA^(key): /lɛj/

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• Rhymes: -ɛj
• Syllabification: lej

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lijь.

lej m inan (diminutive lejek)

1. large funnel
2. crater, shell-pit

Borrowed from Romanian leu, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn).

lej m anim

1. leu (currency of Moldova and Romania)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

lej

1. second-person singular imperative of lać

• lej in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• lej in Polish dictionaries at PWN

• lag (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan)
• lai (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, Vallader)
• laitg (Sutsilvan)

From Latin lacus, from Proto-Italic *lakus, from Proto-Indo-European *lókus (“lake, pool”).

lej m (plural lejs)

1. (Puter) lake

• Rhymes: -ɛj

lej

1. imperative of leja.