लीक

Haryanvi

Noun

लीक (līk)

1. egg of head lice

Hindi

Etymology

Derived from Prakrit *𑀮𑀻𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 f (*līkkā, “track, line”), whence Punjabi ਲੀਕ (līk, “line”) and Gujarati લીક (līk). Of unclear relation to लेखा (lekhā), रेखा (rekhā), and लकीर (lakīr).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /liːk/

Noun

लीक • (līk) f

1. (obsolete) line, track, path, rut

   Synonym: लकीर (lakīr)

2. (obsolete) established practice, custom, usage

Declension

Declension of लीक (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लीक līk	लीकें līkẽ
oblique	लीक līk	लीकों līkõ
vocative	लीक līk	लीको līko

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लीक”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लीक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “līka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press