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เลิก

lə̂əkverb

stop

#839 most common1 syllablein 2 readings

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Meanings

every sense kept, sourced — never invented
1v.

stoplexitron

2v.

cease; abolish; cancel; upend; give up; abrogate; quitlexitron

3v.

to lift up; to raise(often, transitive)wiktionary

4v.

to extol; to honour(archaic, transitive)wiktionary

5v.

to discontinue(intransitive, transitive)wiktionary

6v.

to break up: to end a romantic relationship(intransitive)wiktionary

In the readings

real sentences, spoken by real voices

เลิกกันมาแปดเดือนแล้ว

It's been eight months since we broke up.

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Built from

Borrowed from Middle Khmer លើក (lœka, “to lift; to raise; to elevate”). Cognate with Modern Khmer លើក (ləək), Lao ເລີກ (lœ̄k), Northern Thai ᩃᩮᩥ᩠ᨠ. TDP separates the "discontinue" and "raise" senses, though they are probably etymologically connected.

Words built from it

เลิก inside longer words
เลิกคิ้วto raise an eyebrow.เลิกศาสนาto glorify a religion.โรงเรียนเลิกThe school is over.เลิกโรงเรียนto dissolve a school.เลิกบุหรี่to quit smoking.

A note on usage

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