lev

(lef)

noun pl. leva

the basic monetary unit of Bulgaria

Origin: Bulg, lit., lion < OSlav livu, ult. < Gr leōn, lion

Bible Leviticus

See lev in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. lev·a (lĕvˈə)
See Table at currency.

Origin:

Origin: Bulgarian

Origin: , from obsolete variant of lyv, lion (ancient symbol of Bulgaria)

Origin: , from Old Church Slavonic lĭvŭ, lion

Origin: , probably from Old High German lewo

Origin: , from Latin leō; see Lion 

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prefix
Variant of levo-.

abbreviation
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