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Latvian
Noun
lakas f
- inflection of laka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural
Swedish
Verb
lakas
- passive infinitive of laka
- present passive of laka
Anagrams
Tagalog
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay lekas (“speed”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas (“quick, quickly”). Compare Kapampangan lakas (“strength”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lakás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜐ᜔)
- strength; vigor
- Synonym: puwersa
- power; might
- Synonyms: kapangyarihan, poder
- loudness; volume (of sound)
- Synonyms: tunog, katunugan
- efficacy; effectiveness
- Synonyms: talab, bisa, kabisaan
- healthiness (of one's body)
- Synonyms: lusog, kalusugan
- highness of temperature (of fever)
- intensity of one's illness
- Synonyms: sikal, sasal, dalahit, silakbo, sidhi
- daringness; fearlessness (of one's will or spirit)
- Synonyms: lakas ng loob, tapang, kapangahasan
- influence
- Synonyms: impluwensiya, impluho
- heaviness of rain
- strength of sales
- Synonyms: kabilihan, pagkamabili
- velocity; speed (of a running vehicle)
- Synonyms: tulin, bilis
Derived terms
References
- “lakas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 193