# lelu
## Finnish
### Etymology

Originally childish; probably related to lelliä. First used in a literary work by Abraham Poppius in 1820. Akin to Ingrian lello, Karelian lilu and Votic lello.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlelu/, [ˈle̞lu]
* Rhymes: -elu
* Hyphenation: le‧lu

### Noun

lelu
* toy

#### Declension

Possessive forms of lelu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
leluni
leluni
accusative
nom.
leluni
leluni
gen.
leluni
genitive
leluni
lelujeni
partitive
leluani
lelujani
inessive
lelussani
leluissani
elative
lelustani
leluistani
illative
leluuni
leluihini
adessive
lelullani
leluillani
ablative
lelultani
leluiltani
allative
lelulleni
leluilleni
essive
lelunani
leluinani
translative
lelukseni
leluikseni
abessive
leluttani
leluittani
instructive
comitative
—leluineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lelusi
lelusi
accusative
nom.
lelusi
lelusi
gen.
lelusi
genitive
lelusi
lelujesi
partitive
leluasi
lelujasi
inessive
lelussasi
leluissasi
elative
lelustasi
leluistasi
illative
leluusi
leluihisi
adessive
lelullasi
leluillasi
ablative
lelultasi
leluiltasi
allative
lelullesi
leluillesi
essive
lelunasi
leluinasi
translative
leluksesi
leluiksesi
abessive
leluttasi
leluittasi
instructive
comitative
—leluinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lelumme
lelumme
accusative
nom.
lelumme
lelumme
gen.
lelumme
genitive
lelumme
lelujemme
partitive
leluamme
lelujamme
inessive
lelussamme
leluissamme
elative
lelustamme
leluistamme
illative
leluumme
leluihimme
adessive
lelullamme
leluillamme
ablative
lelultamme
leluiltamme
allative
lelullemme
leluillemme
essive
lelunamme
leluinamme
translative
leluksemme
leluiksemme
abessive
leluttamme
leluittamme
instructive
comitative
—leluinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lelunne
lelunne
accusative
nom.
lelunne
lelunne
gen.
lelunne
genitive
lelunne
lelujenne
partitive
leluanne
lelujanne
inessive
lelussanne
leluissanne
elative
lelustanne
leluistanne
illative
leluunne
leluihinne
adessive
lelullanne
leluillanne
ablative
lelultanne
leluiltanne
allative
lelullenne
leluillenne
essive
lelunanne
leluinanne
translative
leluksenne
leluiksenne
abessive
leluttanne
leluittanne
instructive
comitative
—leluinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lelunsa
lelunsa
accusative
nom.
lelunsa
lelunsa
gen.
lelunsa
genitive
lelunsa
lelujensa
partitive
leluaan leluansa
lelujaan lelujansa
inessive
lelussaan lelussansa
leluissaan leluissansa
elative
lelustaan lelustansa
leluistaan leluistansa
illative
leluunsa
leluihinsa
adessive
lelullaan lelullansa
leluillaan leluillansa
ablative
lelultaan lelultansa
leluiltaan leluiltansa
allative
lelulleen lelullensa
leluilleen leluillensa
essive
lelunaan lelunansa
leluinaan leluinansa
translative
lelukseen leluksensa
leluikseen leluiksensa
abessive
leluttaan leluttansa
leluittaan leluittansa
instructive
comitative
—leluineen leluinensa :

#### Synonyms

* leikkikalu

#### Derived terms

* lelukauppa
* lelulaatikko
* leluliike
* leluosasto
* lelupoika
* leluteollisuus
* lempilelu
* muovilelu
* pehmolelu
* pulmalelu
* purulelu
* puulelu
* seksilelu
* sotalelu
* stressilelu
* tarttumislelu
* unilelu
* vesilelu
* vinkulelu

### References

* ↑ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “lelu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Yosondúa Mixtec
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cordero.

#### Noun

lelu
* lamb

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish sombrero.

#### Noun

lelu
* hat

### References

* Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45