Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

lukso +‎ -a

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

luksa (accusative singular luksan, plural luksaj, accusative plural luksajn)

  1. luxurious, opulent

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit रूक्ष (rūkṣa, dry; emaciated).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /lukˈsaʔ/, [lʊkˈsaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: luk‧sa

Adjective edit

luksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. in mourning clothes (usually black)
    Synonyms: nakaluksa, nakaluto
  2. mourning; grieving (over death of someone)

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

luksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. mourning
    Synonym: pagluluksa
  2. period of mourning
    Synonym: pagluluksa
  3. mourning clothes (usually black)
    Synonym: damit-panluksa

References edit

  • luksa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 288