FromAfrikaans lekker Dutch lekker
lekker (comparative morelekker ,superlative mostlekker )
( South Africa ) Tasty ,nice ,fun ,great .2010 From Soldier to Civvy: Reflections on National Service :There were 2 000 rounds of ammo to fire between us fourloadies . We sat there for hours and took our potshots. It waskiff ; the R5 was alekker thing. ( South Africa ) Good in a generic sense,worthy ,functional .1998 Leon Schuster's lekker, thick South African joke book , page164 :The other men ask why he's crying, when he's got such alekker car. The guy shakes his head and says, "I just saw my wife, and she was driving a skateboard."
FromDutch lekker Middle Dutch lecker lekken ( “ lick ” ) . Akin to Germanlecker
The noun is a backformation from Dutchlekkers partitive form (as iniets lekkers ). In Afrikaans it was reinterpreted as a plural.
IPA (key ) : /ˈlækər/ ,( Cape dialect ) /ˈlɛkər/ lekker (attributive lekker or ( emphatic or archaic ) lekkere comparative lekkerder superlative lekkerste
having a nicetaste ,tasty ,good ,delicious Die kos hetlekker gesmaak. The food tastednice . good,fun ,nice in a more generic senseLekker tye.Fun times ( informal ) foxy ,sexy Kyk na daailekker ding Look at thatfoxy thing ( chiefly in the negative ) Healthy well health ( not afflicted by illness ) .’n Paar minute nadat die klas gekla het, het die dosent ook nielekker begin voel nie. A few minutes after the class complained, the teacher also began to feel unwell . lekker
good,nice ,fun in a more generic sense.Ons hetlekker gespeel. We playednicely . / We had agreat time playing. good and hard or properly,badly Hy waslekker ingeloop. He was swindledbadly . / He wasproperly swindled lekker
yum !,yummy !,delicious !goody ! hah!, used sarcastically to show disapproval, disrespect or contemptLekker! Jy wou mos!You just wanted to do that, huh? lekker (plural lekkers diminutive lekkertjie
sweet , a piece ofcandy ( uncountable ) pleasure ,enjoyment FromMiddle Dutch lecker lekken ( “ lick ” ) (Dutch likken German lecker Afrikaans lekker Middle Low German lecker Norwegian lekker Swedish läcker Danish lækker lick .
lekker (comparative lekkerder superlative lekkerst
having a nicetaste ,tasty ,delectable Het eten is weerlekker vandaag, mam! ―The dinner is tasty again today, mum! ( Netherlands ) nice ,pleasant ,satisfying in a more generic senseLekker weer!Nice weather! Het badwater islekker warm. ―The bathwater ispleasantly warm. Ik ga zolekker zwemmen. ―I'm going for anice swim. ( colloquial ) hot ,sexy , physically attractiveHij is zo'nlekker ding! ―He's such ahottie ! Hé,lekkere meid! ―Hey,sexy girl! ( Netherlands , mainly with negative polarity) Healthy ,well , in goodhealth ( not afflicted by illness ) Een paar minuten nadat de klas klaagde, begon de docent zich ook nietlekker te voelen. A few minutes after the class complained, the teacher also began to feel unwell . ( Netherlands , informal ) sound of mind,sane Ben jij wel helemaallekker , gore aap? Are youout of your mind , you filthy ape? De nieuwe onderzoeksassistente is een genie, maar volgens mij is ze niet zolekker in haar bovenkamer. The new research assistant is a genius, but I think she's notmentally well up there. This adjective, especially its adverbial use, often has an ironic meaning (particularly the sensenice, pleasant ), e.g.lekker belangrijk orlekker boeiend for "not very important/interesting", orlekker type for "not a very pleasant person". lekker
comparative degree oflek Fromlekken -er
lekker m plural lekkers diminutive lekkertje n
leaker Maar deze memo ... lekte uit. Of Apple inmiddels weet wie delekker was? But this memo ... leaked out. Does Apple know by now who was theleaker ? lekker
present oflekke 
