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# lei

noun (a lei, leis); also plural of leu (lei)

«lei» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A lei is a Hawaiian garland or necklace made of flowers, leaves, shells or feathers, given as a sign of welcome, love or celebration. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#m1)
2. Lei is also the plural of «leu», the money of Romania and Moldova: one leu, ten lei. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#m2)

### In the lessons

In geography and culture lessons about Hawaii and the Pacific; in maths money problems about Romania, «lei» is the currency. Phrases: «a flower lei», «give someone a lei».

### Examples

- They put a flower lei round our necks when we arrived in Hawaii. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#x1)
- We made paper leis for the Hawaiian party. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#x2)
- Giving a lei is a sign of welcome. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#x3)
- The lei smelled of fresh flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#x4)
- Hawaiian people celebrate Lei Day with flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#x5)
- Some leis are made of shells or feathers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#x6)
- In Romania a sandwich costs about ten lei. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#x7)
- One leu, two lei: that is Romanian money. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/#x8)

### Note

Say «lay». Plural in Hawaiian sense: leis. As money, lei is already the plural of leu. Show respect: in Hawaii a lei is a meaningful gift, and it is polite not to take it off in front of the giver.

## In Jewish tradition

In geography and culture lessons about Hawaii and the Pacific; in maths money problems about Romania, «lei» is the currency. Phrases: «a flower lei», «give someone a lei».

### Examples

- Hugo Winckler (Die Babylonische Kullur, Lei\[ /.ig 190i (P. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lei/#x1)

### Note

Say «lay». Plural in Hawaiian sense: leis. As money, lei is already the plural of leu. Show respect: in Hawaii a lei is a meaningful gift, and it is polite not to take it off in front of the giver.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lei» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lei/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lei» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lei.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «lei» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/L/lei/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lei» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/lei.html) on Mova free.