lele

See also: lelé and Le-Le

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈle.le/, [ˈlɛlɛ]

Verb

lele

  1. to fly

Niuean

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

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.