lekum

See also: lekům and lékům

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay lekum (“throat”), a variant of halkum, from Arabic حُلْقُوم (ḥulqūm, “throat; windpipe; esophagus”). Doublet of jakun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ləˈkʊm]
• Hyphenation: lê‧kum

Noun

lekum (first-person possessive lekumku, second-person possessive lekummu, third-person possessive lekumnya)

1. (obsolete) throat

   Synonym: tenggorok

2. (obsolete) Adam's apple

   Synonym: jakun

Further reading

• “lekum” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Old Norse

Adjective

lekum

1. inflection of lekr:
   1. positive degree strong masculine dative singular
   2. positive degree strong/weak dative plural

Noun

lekum

1. indefinite dative plural of leki

Verb

lekum

1. first-person plural present indicative/imperative of leka
2. first-person plural present indicative/imperative of leka