laksa

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word laksa. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word laksa, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say laksa in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word laksa you have here. The definition of the word laksa will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition oflaksa, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: laksa'

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

From Malay laksa.[1]

Noun

laksa (countable and uncountable, plural laksas)

  1. A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

Translations

References

  1. ^ “laksa”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Cebuano numbers (edit)
[a], [b] ←  1,000  ←  9,000 10,000 100,000  → [a], [b], [c] 1,000,000 (106)  → [a], [b]
1,000[a], [b]
    Cardinal: usá ka laksà, laksà, napulò ka libo
    Spanish cardinal: diyes mil

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay laksa (“ten thousand”), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: lak‧sa
  • IPA(key): /lakˈsaʔ/

Numeral

laksâ

  1. ten thousand
    Synonym: napulo ka libo

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laksa/
  • Hyphenation: lak‧sa

Etymology 1

From Malay laksa, from Classical Malay لقسا (laksa), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”).

Numeral

laksa

  1. ten thousand

Etymology 2

From Malay laksa, possibly either:

Compare Old Javanese lāka (“lac; red”).

Noun

laksa (first-person possessive laksaku, second-person possessive laksamu, third-person possessive laksanya)

  1. laksa, a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

Further reading

Malay

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From possibly either:

Noun

laksa (Jawi spelling لقسا, plural laksa-laksa, informal 1st possessive laksaku, 2nd possessive laksamu, 3rd possessive laksanya)

  1. laksa (a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia)
Descendants
  • Indonesian: laksa
  • → English: laksa

Etymology 2

Malay cardinal numbers
 <  103 104 105  > 
    Cardinal : laksa

From Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”).

Numeral

laksa (Jawi spelling لقسا)

  1. ten thousand
    Synonym: puluh ribu
Descendants

Further reading

Spanish

Noun

laksa f (plural laksas)

  1. laksa

Tagalog

Tagalog numbers (edit)
10,000 100,000  → [a], [b] 10,000,000 (107)  → 
1,000
    Cardinal: sampung libo, sanlaksa
    Spanish cardinal: diyes mil
    Ordinal: ikasampung libo, pansampung libo, ikalaksa, ikasanlaksa, pansanlaksa
    Ordinal abbreviation: ika-10000, pang-10000
    Collective: laksa
Tagalog Wikipedia article on 10,000

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay laksa (“ten thousand”), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”). Compare Maranao laksa', Tausug laksa', and English lakh.

Pronunciation

Numeral

laksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. (archaic) ten thousand
    Synonym: sampung libo
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

laksá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. a species of tuber or sweet potato

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay laksa.

Pronunciation

Noun

laksa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. laksa (a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia)

See also

Further reading

  • “laksa” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • “laksa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Yami

Etymology

From Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa, “hundred thousand”).

Numeral

laksa

  1. ten thousand
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia