# leka
## Faroese
### Verb

leka (third person singular past indicative lek, third person plural past indicative lóku, supine likið)
* to leak

#### Conjugation

$^1$Only the past participle being declined.

## Finnish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish slägga (“sledgehammer”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlekɑ/, [ˈle̞kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ekɑ
* Hyphenation: le‧ka

### Noun

leka
* sledgehammer, maul
    Synonym: moukari
* (colloquial) bottle (particularly of moonshine or other spirits)
    votkaleka ― bottle of vodka
* (vulgar) penis

#### Declension

Possessive forms of leka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lekani
lekani
accusative
nom.
lekani
lekani
gen.
lekani
genitive
lekani
lekojeni lekaini $^{rare}$
partitive
lekaani
lekojani
inessive
lekassani
lekoissani
elative
lekastani
lekoistani
illative
lekaani
lekoihini
adessive
lekallani
lekoillani
ablative
lekaltani
lekoiltani
allative
lekalleni
lekoilleni
essive
lekanani
lekoinani
translative
lekakseni
lekoikseni
abessive
lekattani
lekoittani
instructive
comitative
—lekoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lekasi
lekasi
accusative
nom.
lekasi
lekasi
gen.
lekasi
genitive
lekasi
lekojesi lekaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
lekaasi
lekojasi
inessive
lekassasi
lekoissasi
elative
lekastasi
lekoistasi
illative
lekaasi
lekoihisi
adessive
lekallasi
lekoillasi
ablative
lekaltasi
lekoiltasi
allative
lekallesi
lekoillesi
essive
lekanasi
lekoinasi
translative
lekaksesi
lekoiksesi
abessive
lekattasi
lekoittasi
instructive
comitative
—lekoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lekamme
lekamme
accusative
nom.
lekamme
lekamme
gen.
lekamme
genitive
lekamme
lekojemme lekaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
lekaamme
lekojamme
inessive
lekassamme
lekoissamme
elative
lekastamme
lekoistamme
illative
lekaamme
lekoihimme
adessive
lekallamme
lekoillamme
ablative
lekaltamme
lekoiltamme
allative
lekallemme
lekoillemme
essive
lekanamme
lekoinamme
translative
lekaksemme
lekoiksemme
abessive
lekattamme
lekoittamme
instructive
comitative
—lekoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lekanne
lekanne
accusative
nom.
lekanne
lekanne
gen.
lekanne
genitive
lekanne
lekojenne lekainne $^{rare}$
partitive
lekaanne
lekojanne
inessive
lekassanne
lekoissanne
elative
lekastanne
lekoistanne
illative
lekaanne
lekoihinne
adessive
lekallanne
lekoillanne
ablative
lekaltanne
lekoiltanne
allative
lekallenne
lekoillenne
essive
lekananne
lekoinanne
translative
lekaksenne
lekoiksenne
abessive
lekattanne
lekoittanne
instructive
comitative
—lekoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lekansa
lekansa
accusative
nom.
lekansa
lekansa
gen.
lekansa
genitive
lekansa
lekojensa lekainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
lekaansa
lekojaan lekojansa
inessive
lekassaan lekassansa
lekoissaan lekoissansa
elative
lekastaan lekastansa
lekoistaan lekoistansa
illative
lekaansa
lekoihinsa
adessive
lekallaan lekallansa
lekoillaan lekoillansa
ablative
lekaltaan lekaltansa
lekoiltaan lekoiltansa
allative
lekalleen lekallensa
lekoilleen lekoillensa
essive
lekanaan lekanansa
lekoinaan lekoinansa
translative
lekakseen lekaksensa
lekoikseen lekoiksensa
abessive
lekattaan lekattansa
lekoittaan lekoittansa
instructive
comitative
—lekoineen lekoinensa :

### Further reading

* “leka”, 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

### Anagrams

* Kela, kale, kela

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English letter.

### Noun

leka
* letter (mail)

### Verb

leka
* (transitive) to write a letter

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɛːka/
    Rhymes: -ɛːka

### Verb

leka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative lak, third-person plural past indicative láku, supine lekið)
* (intransitive) to drip
    Synonym: drjúpa
* (intransitive) to leak
    Synonym: vera lekur
    Geturðu lagað þakið? Það lekur.Can you fix the roof? It leaks.

#### Conjugation
### Anagrams

* kela

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ləˈka/, [ləˈka]
* Rhymes: -ka
* Hyphenation: le‧ka

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay ليک (léka, “careless”).

#### Adjective

leka
* careless
    Synonyms: lalai, lengah

##### Derived terms

* terleka

### Etymology 2

From Jambi Malay [Term?].

#### Noun

leka (plural leka-leka)
* (dialect, Jambi) the thin round wooden base for placing the pot

### Etymology 3

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit लेख (lekha).

#### Noun

leka (plural leka-leka)
* recording
* writing, letters

### Further reading

* “leka” 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.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* leken

### Noun

leka m or f
* definite feminine singular of leke

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse leka, from Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

#### Alternative forms

* leke (e-infinitive)

#### Verb

leka (present tense lek, past tense lak, supine leke, past participle leken, present participle lekande, imperative lek)
* to drip, dribble
* to leak

### Etymology 2

Related to likka.

#### Alternative forms

* leke (e-infinitive)

#### Verb

leka (present tense lekar, past tense leka, past participle leka, passive infinitive lekast, present participle lekande, imperative leka/lek)
* to move a little

### References

* “leka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *lekaną.

#### Verb

leka (singular past indicative lak, plural past indicative láku, past participle lekinn)
* to drip, dribble
* (intransitive) to leak, be leaky

##### Descendants

* Danish: lække
* Icelandic: leka
* Norwegian Nynorsk: leka
* Swedish: läka (dialectal)
* >? Swedish: läcka

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

leka
* (transitive) to make leaky

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 3
#### Adjective

leka
* inflection of lekr:
** positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
** positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
** positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
** positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
** positive degree weak neuter singular

#### Noun

leka
* inflection of leki:
** indefinite oblique singular
** indefinite accusative/genitive plural

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “leka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną.

### Verb

lēka
* to move quickly
* to flutter, swirl
* to dance
* to play

#### Descendants

* Swedish: leka

## Sotho
### Verb

leka
* to attempt

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish lēka, from Old Norse leika, from Proto-Germanic *laikaną, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleːˌka/
* Audio (Gotland):(file)
* Rhymes: -²eːka

### Verb

leka (present leker, preterite lekte, supine lekt, imperative lek)
* to play (like children)
    Barnen lekteThe children were playing
    Barnen lekte att de var tigrarThe children play-pretended that they were tigers
    Barnen lekte cirkusThe children played circus (pretended they were in a circus or the like)
* to play (more generally, sometimes with relaxed or nonchalant connotations)
    Han lekte med pennanHe played with his pencil
    Han bara leker med digHe's just playing with you
    leka med ordplay with words
    leka med någons känslorplay with someone's feelings
* to pretend to be something (as part of children's play, or more generally by extension)
    leka doktorplay doctor (pretend to be a doctor)
* (biology) to lek

#### Usage notes

Usually intransitive except for (sense 3) and for certain activities (like "cirkus," kurragömma (“hide and seek”), tafatt (“tag”)), and blindbock (“blind man's buff”)). Spela is used for more rule-bound or grown-up games. Saying "leka fotboll" makes it sound like soccer is a kind of (free-form) play, or like you are only pretending to play soccer, as a form of play. See also lek.

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Related terms

* lek

### References

* leka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* leka in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
* leka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* elak, kela, lake

## Tongan
### Noun

leka
* child