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lek.

leaky

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/lɛk/
  1. leaky

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lek, from Old Dutch *lek, from Proto-West Germanic *lek, from Proto-Germanic *lekaz; compare Old English hlec, Icelandic lekur.

noun/lɛk/
  1. leak

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lek, either a substantivization of the adjective at Etymology 1 above, or a deverbal from lecken, lēken.

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