See also: -lel, -lél, and LEL

English edit

Etymology edit

Miscellaneously substituted vowel in place of the 'o' in lol.

Interjection edit

lel

  1. (Internet slang, text messaging) Variation of lol.

Usage notes edit

  • More playful than 'lol'.

Anagrams edit

Cornish edit

Adjective edit

lel

  1. genuine, loyal, reliable, trusty

References edit

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

Of imitative origin

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

lel c (plural lellen, diminutive lelletje n)

  1. slap
  2. lobe
  3. wattle (of a bird)
  4. snood (flap of erectile red skin on the beak of a male turkey)

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Berbice Creole Dutch: alala, allalla
  • Petjo: lel
  • Papiamentu: lèlè

Hungarian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *lewdä- (to find). Cognates include Finnish löytää and Estonian leidma.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

lel

  1. (transitive, intransitive, archaic) to find (with -ra/-re or -t/-ot/-at/-et/-öt)
    Synonym: talál
    A tárcában sok pénzre lelt.S/he found a lot of money in the wallet.
    Sosem lelte kedvét az ivásban.S/he never found pleasure in drinking.

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

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Further reading edit

  • lel 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