lakan

See also: Lakan and lákán

Finnish

Noun

lakan

  1. genitive singular of lakka

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lakan n (definite singular lakanet, indefinite plural lakan, definite plural lakana)

  1. (pre-2012) alternative form of laken

Old Norse

Adjective

lakan

  1. positive degree strong masculine accusative singular of lakr

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lakan, from Late Old Norse lak, lakan, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (sheet, cloth).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˇlɑːkan/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

lakan n

  1. a sheet (bedsheet)
    klä ut sig till spöke med ett vitt lakan
    dress up as a ghost with a white sheet
  2. (slang) 1000 SEK or equal amount of other currency; a grand

Declension

Declension of lakan
nominative genitive
singular indefinite lakan lakans
definite lakanet lakanets
plural indefinite lakan lakans
definite lakanen lakanens

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Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Javanese ꦫꦏ (raka) and Malay laki.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /laˈkan/ [lɐˈxan̪]
  • Rhymes: -an
  • Syllabification: la‧kan

Noun

lakán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜈ᜔)

  1. nobleman; man of noble rank
  2. (historical) lakan (title of nobility or ruler of polities in the precolonial Philippines)
  3. (martial arts) black belt (in Filipino martial arts)

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • lakan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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Tetum

Noun

lakan

  1. flame