English

Verb

laik ‎(third-person singular simple present laiks, present participle laiking, simple past and past participle laiked)

1. (Britain, dialect) To play (in the sense opposed to work).

Czech

Noun

laik m

1. layman (non-cleric)
2. layman (non-professional)

Derived terms

• laický m

See also

• amatér m

Latvian

Noun

laik m

1. vocative singular of laiks

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English like.

Verb

laik

1. like

Polish

Noun

laik m pers

1. layman (non-cleric)
2. layman (non-professional)

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lǎik/
• Hyphenation: la‧ik

Noun

làik m ‎(Cyrillic spelling ла̀ик)

1. layman (non-cleric)
2. layman (non-professional)

Declension

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English like

Noun

laik

1. wish, desire
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 3:16 (translation here):

     Na God i tokim meri olsem, “Bai mi givim yu bikpela hevi long taim yu gat bel. Na bai yu gat bikpela pen long taim yu karim pikinini. Tasol bai yu gat bikpela laik yet long man bilong yu, na bai em i bosim yu.”

Verb

laik

1. an auxiliary verb which indicates the immediate future tense
2. (infinitive) to be willing
3. like
4. want

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑ.ic/

Etymology

Borrowing from French laïque

Adjective

laik ‎(comparative daha laik, superlative en laik)

1. secular

Noun

laik ‎(definite accusative laiği, plural laikler)

1. secularist, laicist

See also

• laiklik
• laisizm