lekn.

Brit.

/lɛk/, U.S.

/lɛk/

Forms: Plural unchanged, -s, -ë.

Etymology: < Albanian lek, probably the same word as Lek , diminutive form of the name Aleksandër , in allusion to Alexander the Great (Albanian Leka i Madh ; see Alexandrian adj.³), held by some to be of Illyrian, i.e. Albanian, origin.

A unit of currency in Albania.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > specific East European

stotinka1892

lev1902

zloty1915

koruna1920

haler1922

lat1923

pengo1925

korona1926

lek1927

forint1946

1927 Times 18 Nov. 24/4 The monetary unit chosen is the gold franc (5 lek).., with a parity of approximately 25 to the £.

1937 M. Comencini Coins Mod. World 2 Albania Currency unit: the Franka Ari or Gold Franc of 5 Lek or 200 Qindar. One Lek corresponds to 8 5-Qindar Leku..bronze coins.

1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 408 The republic of Albania, established in 1925, issued a coinage with the franka as the unit, divided into 5 lek, divided in turn into 40 qindar.

1966 New Statesman 8 Apr. 500/3 The plans are already drawn, 120 million lekë (nearly £500,000) promised by the state.

1967 Spectator 22 Dec. 775/3 Whitaker's [Almanack]..is no sure guide to the rate at which the British traveller can hope to exchange his pittance for Albanian leks.

1974 Albania Today (Tirana) Jan.–Feb. 16/3 The rate was fixed at 83.72 leks per ruble, as against 100 leks per ruble previously.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

lekv.

Brit.

/lɛk/, U.S.

/lɛk/

Etymology: ? < Swedish leka to play: see lake v.¹ (compare quot. 1884 at laking n.¹).

intransitive of certain birds: To take part in a pattern of behaviour centred upon a lek.

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the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [verb (intransitive)] > congregate (of grouse)

lek1970

1970 Country Life 26 Feb. 490 (caption) A pair of blackcocks lekking.

Derivatives

lek n.¹ a patch of ground used by groups of birds of certain species, esp. blackcock, during the breeding season, as a setting for the males' display and their meeting with the females; the display itself or the season during which it takes place.

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the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > sexual display

play1858

lek1871

display1901

lekking1971

the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > member of genus Lyrurus (black grouse) > area used in breeding season

lek1871

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man (1883) xiv. 405 As many as forty or fifty, or even more birds congregate at the leks. The lek of the capercailzie lasts from the end of March to the..end of May.

1884 Dixon in H. Seebohm Hist. Birds II. 436 Some particular spot is chosen in their haunts, where they [black grouse] congregate, or lek, as it is sometimes called.

1942 E. A. Armstrong Bird Display xv. 215 The lek [of blackcock] is larger than the ruffs' assembly ground and the individual territories are not so clearly defined.

1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 432/1 The lek is usually maintained at the arena for considerable periods of time and many species revive the performance at the same display-ground year after year.

1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 432/2 During lek displays the birds tend to stimulate one another.

1972 C. Willock Death in Covert (new ed.) i. 6 A randy old blackcock displaying triumphantly on a Highland lek.

1974 Country Life 26 Sept. 865/3 The strongest birds are nearest the centre of the [black grouse] lek because it is there that the females first land.

ˈlekking n.

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the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > sexual display

play1858

lek1871

display1901

lekking1971

1971 Country Life 16 Sept. 693/2 Then came January, when instinct bade her [sc. a partridge] to that lekking field that had served as a partridge lekking area since time immemorial.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lek
释义	lekn. Brit. /lɛk/, U.S. /lɛk/ Forms: Plural unchanged, -s, -ë. Etymology: < Albanian lek, probably the same word as Lek , diminutive form of the name Aleksandër , in allusion to Alexander the Great (Albanian Leka i Madh ; see Alexandrian adj.³), held by some to be of Illyrian, i.e. Albanian, origin. A unit of currency in Albania. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > specific East European stotinka1892 lev1902 zloty1915 koruna1920 haler1922 lat1923 pengo1925 korona1926 lek1927 forint1946 1927 Times 18 Nov. 24/4 The monetary unit chosen is the gold franc (5 lek).., with a parity of approximately 25 to the £. 1937 M. Comencini Coins Mod. World 2 Albania Currency unit: the Franka Ari or Gold Franc of 5 Lek or 200 Qindar. One Lek corresponds to 8 5-Qindar Leku..bronze coins. 1962 R. A. G. Carson Coins 408 The republic of Albania, established in 1925, issued a coinage with the franka as the unit, divided into 5 lek, divided in turn into 40 qindar. 1966 New Statesman 8 Apr. 500/3 The plans are already drawn, 120 million lekë (nearly £500,000) promised by the state. 1967 Spectator 22 Dec. 775/3 Whitaker's [Almanack]..is no sure guide to the rate at which the British traveller can hope to exchange his pittance for Albanian leks. 1974 Albania Today (Tirana) Jan.–Feb. 16/3 The rate was fixed at 83.72 leks per ruble, as against 100 leks per ruble previously. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). lekv. Brit. /lɛk/, U.S. /lɛk/ Etymology: ? < Swedish leka to play: see lake v.¹ (compare quot. 1884 at laking n.¹). intransitive of certain birds: To take part in a pattern of behaviour centred upon a lek. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [verb (intransitive)] > congregate (of grouse) lek1970 1970 Country Life 26 Feb. 490 (caption) A pair of blackcocks lekking. Derivatives lek n.¹ a patch of ground used by groups of birds of certain species, esp. blackcock, during the breeding season, as a setting for the males' display and their meeting with the females; the display itself or the season during which it takes place. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > sexual display play1858 lek1871 display1901 lekking1971 the world > animals > birds > order Galliformes (fowls) > family Tetraonidae (grouse) > [noun] > member of genus Lyrurus (black grouse) > area used in breeding season lek1871 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man (1883) xiv. 405 As many as forty or fifty, or even more birds congregate at the leks. The lek of the capercailzie lasts from the end of March to the..end of May. 1884 Dixon in H. Seebohm Hist. Birds II. 436 Some particular spot is chosen in their haunts, where they [black grouse] congregate, or lek, as it is sometimes called. 1942 E. A. Armstrong Bird Display xv. 215 The lek [of blackcock] is larger than the ruffs' assembly ground and the individual territories are not so clearly defined. 1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 432/1 The lek is usually maintained at the arena for considerable periods of time and many species revive the performance at the same display-ground year after year. 1964 A. L. Thomson New Dict. Birds 432/2 During lek displays the birds tend to stimulate one another. 1972 C. Willock Death in Covert (new ed.) i. 6 A randy old blackcock displaying triumphantly on a Highland lek. 1974 Country Life 26 Sept. 865/3 The strongest birds are nearest the centre of the [black grouse] lek because it is there that the females first land. ˈlekking n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [noun] > sexual display play1858 lek1871 display1901 lekking1971 1971 Country Life 16 Sept. 693/2 Then came January, when instinct bade her [sc. a partridge] to that lekking field that had served as a partridge lekking area since time immemorial. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927v.1871
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