lel

See also: -lel, -lél, and LEL

English

Etymology

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Interjection

lel

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Variation of lol.

Anagrams

Cornish

Adjective

lel

  1. genuine, loyal, reliable, trusty

References

Dutch

Etymology

Of imitative origin

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

lel c (plural lellen, diminutive lelletje n)

  1. slap
  2. lobe
  3. wattle (of a bird)
  4. snood (flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey)

Descendants

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: alala, allalla
  • Petjo: lel
  • Papiamentu: lèlè

Hungarian

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *lewdä- (to find). Cognates include Finnish löytää and Estonian leidma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɛl]
  • Rhymes: -ɛl

Verb

lel

  1. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) to find (with -ra/-re or -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
    Synonym: talál
    A tárcában sok pénzre lelt.S/he found a lot of money in the wallet.
    Sosem lelte kedvét az ivásban.S/he never found pleasure in drinking.

Conjugation

Derived terms

(With verbal prefixes):

  • fellel
  • föllel
  • meglel
  • rálel
Expressions

Further reading

  • lel in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
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