leonine in Malay

Malay words for leonine

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion

singa, kesingaan

English meaning of leonine

1. adjective Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion; lionlike.
2. adjective Of a facies (“a person's facial features”): resembling those of a lion as a result of some disease, especially a form of leprosy which causes leontiasis (“a medical condition characterized by an overgrowth of the cranial and facial bones”); also, of leprosy: causing a lionlike facies.
3. adjective Of or pertaining to one of the popes named Leo; specifically (in Leonine City), to Pope Leo IV (r. 847–855) who ordered the building of a wall around Vatican Hill to protect what is now Vatican City, or (in Leonine Prayers) to Pope Leo XIV (r. 2025–present).
4. adjective Being or relating to a kind of medieval Latin verse, generally alternative hexameter and pentameter, with rhyming at the middle and end of a line (that is, internal rhyme); also (by extension), of or relating to modern verse having internal rhyme.

Full definition of leonine

Synonyms of leonine

• lionesque
• lionly
• Leonine verse

Questions about leonine in Malay

What is the meaning of leonine in Malay?

Leonine in Malay is singa, kesingaan.

Apakah maksud leonine dalam bahasa Melayu?

Leonine: singa, kesingaan.

What does leonine mean in English?

Leonine means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a lion; lionlike.