lion

(Anglų k.)

Noun

1. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
2. A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
3. (broadly) Any of various extant and extinct big cats, especially the mountain lion.
4. A Chinese foo dog.
5. A person who shows attributes associated with the lion, such as strength, courage, or ferocity.
6. A famous person regarded with interest and curiosity.
7. A light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.
8. (historical) An old Scottish coin, with a lion on the obverse, worth 74 shillings.

Adj

Of the light brown color that resembles the fur of a lion.

Tariamas kaip (IPA)

/ˈlaɪən/

Etimologija (Anglų k.)

Paveldėta iš Vidurio Anglijos: lyoun

Sutampa su senoji anglų: lēo

In summary

From Middle English lyoun, lion, leon, borrowed from Old French lion, from Latin leō, (accusative: leōnem), from Ancient Greek λέων (léōn), of unclear origin. Doublet of Leo, leu, lev, and Lyon. Displaced Old English lēo, from the same Latin source.

Sinonimai

king of beasts

social lion

lioness

Panthera leo

leopard

🐆

tiger

🐅

Lion

🦁

big tiger

king of the forest

Chinese lion

Fu dog

blood

🩸

lioness ж.

celebrity

cougar

Leo

♌

puma

Vertimai

lion

🦁

Löwe

🦁

león

🦁

leeuw

🦁

leone

🦁

λιοντάρι

leão

🦁

lew

aslan

🦁

leo

🦁

lleó

🦁

أسد

🦁

leon

Panthera leo

Leu