Standard Lemma guide

lev

name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /lɛv/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɛv
  • CMU ARPABET: L EH1 V Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian male given name Лев (Lev).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The currency of Bulgaria from 1880 to 2025; divided into 100 stotinki.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Abbreviation of lunar excursion vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Abbreviation of low-emissions vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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6

noun

Meaning 6

the basic unit of money in Bulgaria

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Bulgarian monetary unit

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Bulgarian лев (lev), a variant of лъв (lǎv, “lion”). Doublet of Leo, leu, lion, and Lyon.

Across languages

Translations

29 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لِيف (līf) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Arabic: لِيف (lef) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Belarusian: леў (ljew) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Bulgarian: лев (lev) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Chinese Mandarin: 列弗 (lièfú) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Czech: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Finnish: leva — former currency of Bulgaria
  • French: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • German: Lew — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Greek: λεβ (lev) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Hebrew: לב — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Hindi: लेव (lev) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Hungarian: leva — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Indonesian: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Japanese: レフ (refu) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Korean: 레프 (repeu) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Macedonian: лев (lev) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Pannonian Rusyn: лев (lev) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Polish: lew — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Portuguese: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Russian: лев (lev) — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: лев — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Serbo-Croatian: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Slovak: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Slovene: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Spanish: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Swedish: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Turkish: lev — former currency of Bulgaria
  • Ukrainian: лев (lev) — former currency of Bulgaria