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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Singapore, Malaysia)
- IPA(key): (Senses 1, 3) /lɛ˧/, /le˧/, (interrogative) [lɛ˦]
- IPA(key): (Sense 2) /lɛ˨/
Particle[edit]
- Used to express uncertainty.
- Our appointment leh? ― What about our appointment?
- No leh, it's right here. ― No? It's right here.
- 2002 May 14, Niamh O’Leary, The Straits Times, Singapore, page L2:
- OK, this one, leh?
- 2010 August 22, Fiona Chan, The Sunday Times, Singapore, page 13:
- You got send [e-mail] meh? I never receive leh.
- Highlights new and relevant information.
- It's next week leh. ― Just so you know, it's next week.
- 2005 April 22, Lee Kin Mun, Today, Singapore, page 30:
- Thirty-five thousand jobs, leh. Not something to sneeze at.
- Marks a tentative request or reminder.
- Close the door leh. ― Why don't you close the door?
- 1994, C.S. Chong, NS: An Air-Level Story, page 29:
- Sing us a song, leh.
See also[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Low, Ee Ling, Brown, Adam (2005) English in Singapore: An Introduction[3]
Albanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
earlier attested as ljeh, cognate with Romanian lehăi, supported as Dacian, or substrate.[1] Alternatively, from Proto-Albanian *laja, from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂-. Cognate to Ancient Greek λάσκω (láskō, “to cry, roar”). Present leh occurs almost exclusively in the 2nd and 3rd person, the -a- of which has usually been subject to umlaut.
Verb[edit]
leh (aorist lehu, participle lehë)
References[edit]
- ^ Katičić, R. Ancient Languages of the Balkans. 1975. p. 152
Czech[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
leh m inan
- lying position
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- leh in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- leh in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Hokkien[edit]
For pronunciation and definitions of leh – see 咧 (“in the process of; currently”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 咧). |
K'iche'[edit]
Noun[edit]
leh
Slovene[edit]
Noun[edit]
leh
Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish له (leh, “for him/it; in favor of him/it; to, belonging to him/it”),[1][2] from Arabic لَهُ (lahu).[3]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
leh (definite accusative lehi, plural lehler)
- (chiefly in possessive, with dative or locative) Being in favor of, favorable or for to a thing or person; one's benefit.
- Antonym: aleyh
- Her durumu kendi lehine çevirmekte uzmansın. ― You're an expert at turning every situation to your benefit.
- Hepsinin mahkemede lehimizde tanıklık edeceğini tahmin ediyoruz. ― We predict that they are all going to testify in our favor in court.
Declension[edit]
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Nominative | leh | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | lehi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | leh | lehler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | lehi | lehleri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | lehe | lehlere | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | lehte | lehlerde | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | lehten | lehlerden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | lehin | lehlerin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “له”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1645
- ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “له”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1084
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “leh”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading[edit]
- “leh”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “leh”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2951
Wagi[edit]
Noun[edit]
leh
Further reading[edit]
- J. Spencer, S. van Cott, B. MacKenzie, G. Muñoz, A Sociolinguistic Survey of the Wagi [fad] Language
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