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lefe

Albanian edit

Etymology edit

Probably borrowed, compare Arabic لَبُؤَة f (labuʔa). Also compare the male version lefti with an unusual ending in -ti.

Noun edit

lefe

  1. (Arbëresh) female lion; lioness

Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Noun edit

lefe

  1. Alternative form of leef

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

lefe

  1. Alternative form of lyven

Nupe edit

Etymology edit

Blend of ele (“rain”) +‎ efè (“wind”).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

lefè

  1. driving wind
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