laak
Meaning
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leech
Pronounced as (IPA)
/laːk/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lāke, lieke, leke (“blood sucking worm”), from a root shared with Proto-Germanic *lēkijaz. Cognate with English leech.
New
laken
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- (neuter,uncountable) woollen broadcloth (fulled and woven fabric made of wool), very sought-after for clothing in the feudal era
- (countable,neuter) bedsheet
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