lyk

Afrikaans

/ləik/

noun
Definitions
  • dead body; corpse

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish lijk (corpse, -ly, dead body, body, -able, boltrope, -tially, lich, -tial) root from Proto-Indo-European *leyg- (shake, tremble, bounce, jump, play, spring, likeness, similarity, image, whirl).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*leyg-

Gloss

shake, tremble, bounce, jump, play, spring, likeness, similarity, image, whirl

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
🤝

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