lêv
Definition of lêv
lip, edge
Other forms
Sorani lêw, Zaza/Kirmanckî lew, Hauramani lew, liç, Laki liç
Etymology
Hitite le-ep-zi,
Lithuanian lūpa,
Latvian lūpa,
Old Greek λάπτω (láptō),
Latin labium,
Persian lab,
Tajik lab,
Proto-Germanic *lepjan-,
Dutch lip,
Old High German lefs,
German Lefze,
Swedish läpp,
Danish læbe,
Old English lippa “lip, one of the two sides of the mouth”,
French lippe,
Spanish labio,
Polish liczba,
Portuguese lábio.
It also exists as a loan word in
Turkish leb,
Uzbek lab,
Uighur لەۋ (lew).
Updated on October 1, 2023