lele

See also: lelé and Le-Le

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lele, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laləj (compare Malay lalat).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈle.le/, [ˈlɛlɛ]

Verb

lele

  1. to jump, leap, hop, skip
  2. to fly
  3. to swing, bounce
  4. to burst forth, to rush out
  5. (of vehicles, horses, boats, etc.) to get off, dismount, disembark
  6. to attack
  7. (of pieces in a board game) to move

Lindu

Noun

lele

  1. catfish

Niuean

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

lele

  1. fly

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the sound of wailing.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lêle/
  • Hyphenation: le‧le

Interjection

lȅle (Cyrillic spelling ле̏ле)

  1. Used to express pain or woe, usually in the collocation kuku lele; ouch, alas

References
  • “lele” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Zulu

Etymology

Stative of -lala.

Verb

-lele?

  1. to be asleep

Inflection

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