лик

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Bulgarian[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ (face), of disputed origin. Possibly deverbal of ли́я (líja, to pour, to cast) with original meaning “contour, layout”.

Noun[edit]

лик (likm (relational adjective ли́чав)

  1. countenance, appearance
  2. outline, profile, silhouette; (particularly) facial feature
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Etymology 2[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ (play), probably of Germanic origin, although the exact source is unknown (compare Gothic 𐌻𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (laikan, to jump around)).

Noun[edit]

лик (likm (ecclesiastical, dated)

  1. choir, group of performers
    лик певциlik pevcia choir of singers
    лик от светци и мъченициlik ot svetci i mǎčenician group of saints and martyrs
  2. formal celebration, fest, rite (usually including singing and dancing)
    Coordinate terms: веселба (veselba), тържество (tǎržestvo), честване (čestvane)
  3. (dated) type of dance
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Macedonian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ.

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  • IPA(key): [lik]
  • (file)

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лик (likm (relational adjective личен)

  1. character (e.g. in a book)
  2. countenance

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Russian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ.

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лик (likm inan (genitive ли́ка, nominative plural ли́ки, genitive plural ли́ков)

  1. (poetic) face
  2. (Eastern Orthodoxy) image or representation of a face on an icon

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Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ.

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ли̑к m (Latin spelling lȋk)

  1. form, shape, figure, appearance
  2. image, effigy
  3. character, persona (in a work of art)
  4. (by extension, colloquial) guy, bloke, dude, character
    ти си неки чудан лик.
    You're a weird guy.

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