meaning
square, cube, block, blocky object e.g. bricks, stairs
see also
semantic space · lipamanka
leko is, at its core, squares, or things that behave like squares. I find myself using leko a lot more in highly urban environments. leko tend to tile. I've seen leko used to describe most common polygons, and though squares are definitely most common and prototypical, hexagons in video games and on pavements are also leko, and any tiling pattern is leko too, even if the shapes are convex or unorthodox.
leko is a relatively uncommon word. It's likely the least widespread and used word in this list, so usage you observe may differ from what I describe here.
ku translations
square64 cube50 block43 stair39 brick31 polyhedron30
usage
common · 69% usage
found in ku suli
coined pre-pu · 2001
origin
multiple possibilities
English · Lego
Danish · leg godt ‘play well’
Finnish · lohko ‘block, section’
coined by jan Sonja
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