laksa

See also: laksa'

English

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 ⁠, 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/, [l̪ʌkˈs̪aʔ]

Numeral

laksâ

  1. ten thousand
    Synonym: napulo ka libo

Indonesian

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, from

  • Min Nan 辣沙 (“spicy sand”), or
  • Persian لاکچه‎ (lākča, “pasta put into broth”).

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

  • Min Nan 辣沙 (“spicy sand”), or
  • Persian لاکچه‎ (lākča, “pasta put into broth”).

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

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: lak‧sa
  • IPA(key): /lakˈsaʔ/, [lɐkˈsaʔ]

Numeral

laksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

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

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: lak‧sa
  • IPA(key): /lakˈsa/, [lɐkˈsa]

Noun

laksá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. a species of tuber or sweet potato

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay laksa, either from Hokkien 辣沙 (“spicy sand”) or Persian لاکچه‎ (lākča, “pasta put into broth”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: lak‧sa
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaksa/, [ˈlak.sɐ]

Noun

laksa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

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

Yami

Etymology

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

Numeral

laksa

  1. ten thousand
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