# lik
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lɪk/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: lik
* Rhymes: -ɪk

### Etymology 1

From likken.

#### Noun

lik m (plural likken, diminutive likje n)
* lick (a caress with the tongue)
* (especially in the diminutive) a small amount

#### Verb

lik
* inflection of likken:
** first-person singular present indicative
** (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
** imperative

### Etymology 2

Unclear.

#### Noun

lik f (plural likken, diminutive likje n)
* (Netherlands, Bargoens) prison, jail
    Synonyms: bajes, bak, gevang, gevangenis, nor

### Anagrams

* kil

## German
### Etymology

Borrowing from English to like

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

lik
* singular imperative of liken
* (colloquial) first-person singular present of liken

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈlik]
* Rhymes: -ik

### Noun

lik (plural likak)
* (dialectal) Alternative form of lyuk

#### Derived terms

* likacska
* likas

### Further reading

* lik in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Jamaican Creole
### Alternative forms

* lick

### Etymology

Derived from English lick.

### Verb

lik
* to hit, to strike
** 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, Jan 2:15:So im get som ruop an tek dem mek wan wip. Den im yuuz di wip an ron out di uol a di sela dem outa di yaad: dem an dem kou an dem shiip an dem dov. Im lik uova di piipl dem we a chienj out moni kain dem, an im ton uova aal a dem tiebl dem.He got some rope and made a whip. He used the whip to drive all the sellers out of the temple, along with their cattle, sheep, and doves. He struck the moneychangers and turned over their tables.

### Further reading

* lik at majstro.com
* lik at JamaicanPatwah.com

## Livonian
### Verb

lik
* inflection of likkõ:
** first/second/third-person singular negative form
** second-person singular imperative

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Old Norse líkr, alternative spelling of glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.

#### Adjective

lik (neuter singular likt, definite singular and plural like, comparative likere, indefinite superlative likest, definite superlative likeste)
* similar, alike
* equal

##### Antonyms

* ulik
* forskjellig

##### Derived terms

* likekjønnet
* likelønn
* likestille
* likhet
* likne, ligne

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“image, likeness; similar, like”).

#### Noun

lik n (definite singular liket, indefinite plural lik, definite plural lika or likene)
* a corpse, (dead) body

##### Derived terms

* likblek, likbleik
* likkiste
* over mitt lik

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse lík (“leech”).

#### Noun

lik n (definite singular liket, indefinite plural lik, definite plural lika or likene)
* edge of a sail; leech

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

lik
* imperative of like

### References

* “lik” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liːk/

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse líkr, alternative spelling of glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz.

#### Adjective

lik (neuter singular likt, definite singular and plural like, comparative likare, indefinite superlative likast, definite superlative likaste)
* similar, alike
* equal
* good (mainly used in comparative and superlative form)
** 1895, Per Sivle, Vaar-Vôn:Og kjenner du inkje ikvell ikvell, at Livet, det er no det likaste lell?And can you not feel, tonight, tonight, that life is the best thing after all?

##### Antonyms

* ulik
* forskjellig
* ymis

##### Derived terms

* likeløn, likelønn
* likestille
* likesæl

### Etymology 2

From Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“image, likeness; similar, like”).

#### Noun

lik n (definite singular liket, indefinite plural lik, definite plural lika)
* a corpse, (dead) body

##### Derived terms

* likkiste
* likluke
* over mitt lik

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse lík (“leech”).

#### Noun

lik n (definite singular liket, indefinite plural lik, definite plural lika)
* edge of a sail; leech

### Etymology 4
#### Verb

lik
* imperative of like

### References

* “lik” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Old Norse
### Etymology

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### Noun

lík n
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#### Declension
## Old Saxon
### Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *līk, from Proto-Germanic *līką.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /liːk/

### Noun

līk n
* dead body, corpse
* torso

#### Declension
## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką.

### Noun

līk n
* shape, semblance, appearance
* corpse

#### Descendants

* Swedish: lik

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlik/
* (Lesser Poland):
** (Kielce) IPA: /ˈlik/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ik
* Syllabification: lik
* Homophone: lig

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ.

#### Noun

lik m inan
* (obsolete) quantity, amount, number
    Synonyms: ilość, liczba, stan liczbowy, stan liczebny

##### Derived terms

* bezlik
* bez liku

### Etymology 2

See lek.

#### Noun

lik m inan
* (Kielce) Alternative form of lek

### Further reading

* lik in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Jan Łoś (1886) “liki”, in “Gwara opoczyńska. Studium dialektologiczne”, in Rozprawy i Sprawozdania z Posiedzeń Wydziału Filologicznego Akademii Umiejętności (1), volume 11, page 185

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *likъ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lîːk/

### Noun

lȋk m (Cyrillic spelling ли̑к)
* form, shape, figure, appearance
* image, effigy
* character, persona (in a work of art)
* (by extension, colloquial) guy, bloke, dude, character
    Ti si neki čudan lik. ― You're a weird guy.

#### Derived terms

* oblik
* slika
* likovni

### Further reading

* “lik”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: /ˈliːk/
* Rhymes: -iːk

### Etymology 1

From Old Swedish līker, from Old Norse líkr, glíkr, from Proto-Germanic *galīkaz. Cognate with English like (but see usage notes).

#### Adjective

lik (comparative mer lik, superlative mest lik)
* looking like, resembling (in appearance or other characteristics)
    Du är lik henne. Samma näsa.You look like (resemble) her. Same nose.
    Du är lik henne till sättetYou are like (resemble) her in manner
    Han är lik sin farHe resembles his father (same ambiguity as in English)
    Den nya processen är lik den gamlaThe new process is similar to (resembles) the old one
* (in the plural) alike, same (the same or similar)
    Min bror och jag är inte lika allsMy brother and I are very different (not alike at all)
    De är lika. Skurkar båda två!They're the same. Crooks the both of them!
    x och y är likax and y are equal

##### Usage notes

Lik is best understood as meaning "similar in appearance" in the singular, with uses similar to English like arising from that. An example that illustrates the difference from English like is "Du är lik Michael Jackson," which would always be understood as "You look like Michael Jackson" without strong clues towards other characteristics, as the intuition is "You are similar in appearance to Michael Jackson." In "Du är lik henne till sättet" (You are like her in manner), the intuition is "Your manner and her manner have a similar appearance / look like one another," meaning they are similar, or like one another.
English like may partially be considered a false friend. "You are like her" would most naturally be translated as "Du är som henne" (You are as her).

##### Declension

$^1$ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. $^2$ Dated or archaic. $^3$ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

##### Antonyms

* olik

##### See also

* likna
* se ut (look (like))

### Etymology 2

From Old Swedish līk, from Old Norse lík, from Proto-Germanic *līką, from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (“image, likeness; similar, like”).

#### Noun

lik n
* a corpse, a dead body
* the edge of a sail, either free or following mast or boom

##### Derived terms

* likbil (“hearse”) (when a car)
* likbål
* likkista (“coffin, casket”)
* likskändare
* likskändning
* likvagn (“hearse”) (when a carriage)

##### See also

* as
* kadaver

### References

* lik in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* lik in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* lik in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

### Anagrams

* kil

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English leak.

### Noun

lik
* leak

## West Flemish
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch gelijc, from Old Dutch *gilīk, from Proto-West Germanic *galīk.

### Conjunction

lik
* like, such as

## Yola
### Verb

lik
* Alternative form of lick
** 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 4:Fan Buckeen hay pooked lik own thing mad.When Buckeen he jumped like a thing mad.
** 1927, “YOLA ZONG O BARONY VORTH”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 132, line 10:Aal haar, an wi eyen lik torches o tar?""All hair, and with eyes like torches of tar,"
** 1927, “PAUDEEN FOUGHLAAN'S WEDDEEN”, in THE ANCIENT DIALECT OF THE BARONIES OF FORTH AND BARGY, COUNTY WEXFORD, page 133, line 19:A pipere vel bak lik own in a smote,The piper fell back like one well smitten,

### References

* Kathleen A. Browne (1927) The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Sixth Series, Vol.17 No.2, Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, page 132

## Zhuang
### Alternative forms

* lek

### Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ʰlekᴰ (“iron”), from Old Chinese 鐵 (OC *l̥ʰiːɡ, “iron”). Cognate with Thai เหล็ก (lèk), Lao ເຫຼັກ (lek), Shan လဵၵ်း (láek), Lü ᦵᦜᧅ (l̇ek), Tai Nüa ᥘᥥᥐᥱ (lěk), Ahom 𑜎𑜢𑜀𑜫 (lik), Nong Zhuang liak. Doublet of diet.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Zhuang) IPA: /lik˥/
* Tone numbers: lik$^7$
* Hyphenation: lik

### Noun

lik (1957–1982 spelling lik)
* (dialectal) iron (metal)
    Synonym: diet