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laksa

See also: laksa'

English

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Etymology

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From Malay laksa.[1]

Noun

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laksa (countable and uncountable, plural laksas)

  1. A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

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References

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

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Cebuano

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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

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

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laksâ

  1. ten thousand
    Synonym: napulo ka libo

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Numeral

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laksa

  1. ten thousand

Etymology 2

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From Malay laksa, possibly either:

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

Noun

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

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

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Malay

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From possibly either:

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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
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  • Indonesian: laksa
  • → English: laksa

Etymology 2

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Malay cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : laksa

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

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laksa (Jawi spelling لقسا)

  1. ten thousand
    Synonym: puluh ribu
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Spanish

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Noun

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laksa f (plural laksas)

  1. laksa

Tagalog

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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

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

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laksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. (archaic) ten thousand
    Synonym: sampung libo
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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laksá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. a species of tuber or sweet potato

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Malay laksa.

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Noun

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laksa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

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

Further reading

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  • “laksa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yami

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Etymology

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

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laksa

  1. ten thousand
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