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    leman
    /ˈlɛmən/

    noun

    • 1. a lover or sweetheart. archaic

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lemanLeman Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. le· man ˈle-mən ˈlē- archaic. : sweetheart, lover. especially : mistress. Word History. Etymology. Middle English lefman, leman, from lef lief. First Known Use. 13th century, in the meaning defined above. Time Traveler. The first known use of leman was in the 13th century. See more words from the same century. Dictionary Entries Near leman.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › lemanLEMAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Leman definition: a sweetheart; lover; beloved.. See examples of LEMAN used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLEMAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Leman can mean a beloved, a lover, or a mistress, or the French name for Lake Geneva. Lac Léman is the name of the lake in Switzerland and France.

  5. www.thefreedictionary.com › lemanLeman - definition of leman by The Free Dictionary

    Define leman. leman synonyms, leman pronunciation, leman translation, English dictionary definition of leman. n. Archaic 1. A sweetheart; a lover. 2. A mistress. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton...

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › lemanleman - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    From Javanese liman, possibly from lima +‎ -an, doublet of liman; related to Proto-Chamic *lamaːn (compare Western Cham limân, Rade êman, Jarai rơman).

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    IPA(key): /ləman/
    Rhymes: -əman, -man, -an

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    leman (Jawi spelling ليمن, plural leman-leman, informal 1st possessive lemanku, 2nd possessive lemanmu, 3rd possessive lemannya) 1. (colloquial, Javanese) elephant. 1.1. Synonyms: liman, gajah, biram

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    “leman” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
    Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

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    leman has different meanings in English and Malay. In English, it is an archaic word for a lover or a sweetheart. In Malay, it is a colloquial word for an elephant.

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  7. www.yourdictionary.com › lemanLeman Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Leman is a noun that means a sweetheart or lover, especially a mistress. It comes from Middle English lemman, from Old English lÄ“of +"Ž mann, meaning "beloved person".

  8. en.bab.la › dictionary › englishLEMAN - Definition in English - bab.la

    UK /ˈlɛmən/ • UK /ˈliːmən/ noun Word forms: (plural) lemans (archaic) 1. a lover or sweetheart 2. an illicit lover, especially a mistress. word origin. Middle English lēofman, from lēof (see lief) + man. More. Browse by letters. A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. I. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. V.