lekas

See also: Lekas and lekáš

Esperanto

Verb

lekas

1. present of leki

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ləˈkas/
• Hyphenation: lê‧kas

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!

Synonyms

• cepat
• segera

Derived terms

• berlekas-lekas
• berlekas-lekasan
• lekas-lekas
• melekaskan
• memperlekas
• selekas-lekasnya
• selekasnya

 

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

• “lekas” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Swedish

Verb

lekas

1. (deprecated template usage) passive infinitive of leka

Anagrams

• klase, lakes