lek

Meaning

Noun

An aggregation of male animals for the purposes of courtship and display.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.
2. (UK, Yorkshire, colloquial, dialectal) To play.

Synonyms

lekking

perform courtship rituals

Translations

lek

lek

lek

knappen

rackeln

λέκι

crier

lek

لك

lek albanese

lek

reclamar

Lek

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɛk/

Etymology

Cognate with Swedish: leka

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.