lek
Mane (English)
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An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.
Synonyms
perform courtship rituals
Pircarînî
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/lɛk/
Etymology (English)
In summary
From Germanic roots meaning "play". In the biology sense, it comes specifically from Swedish lek (“child's play”), by means of Swedish leka (“to play”). The verb is first attested in English in 1871 and the noun at least as early as 1867.
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