leħja

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic لِحْيَة‎ (liḥya).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlɛħ.ja/

Noun

leħja f (plural leħjiet)

  1. beard as an object of shaving; facial hair; stubbles
  2. beard in general, as a style

Usage notes
  • The tendency is to use leħja in sense 1 and daqna in sense 2.

Derived terms
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