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Cebuano
Etymology
From Classical Malay laksamana, from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa). Compare Tagalog Lacsamana.
Noun
laksamana
- (obsolete, military) admiral
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay laksamana,
from Classical Malay laksamana, from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laksamana/
- Hyphenation: lak‧sa‧ma‧na
Noun
laksamana (plural laksamana-laksamana)
- admiral:
- (military) naval officer of the highest rank.
- (military) a high rank in the navies, NATO grade OF-9, equivalent ranks in other navies, in coast guards, etc.
Derived terms
Further reading
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /laksamana/, /laksmana/
- Hyphenation: lak‧sa‧ma‧na
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
laksamana (Jawi spelling لقسامان, plural laksamana-laksamana, informal 1st possessive laksamanaku, 2nd possessive laksamanamu, 3rd possessive laksamananya)
- (military) admiral, naval officer of the highest rank
Descendants
Further reading
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Malay laksamana, from Sanskrit लक्ष्मण (lakṣmaṇa).
Pronunciation
Noun
laksamana (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐᜋᜈ) (military, nautical, archaic)
- admiral
- Synonyms: admiral, almirante
Further reading
- “laksamana”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018