laker
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈleɪkə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪkə(ɹ)
Etymology 1
From Middle English *lakere, *leikere, from Middle English laken, leiken (“to play, sport”), equivalent to lake (“play, sport”) + -er. More at lake.
Noun
laker (plural lakers)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From lake (“body of water”) + -er (“inhabitant”) or + -er (relational suffix).
Noun
laker (plural lakers)
Hyponyms
- (watercraft): straight decker, stern-ender, whaleback
Coordinate terms
- (watercraft): saltie
Anagrams
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
laker m
- indefinite plural of lake
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from English lacquer, from French lacque (“a sort of sealing wax”), from Portuguese laca, lacca (“gum lac”), from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of laka and lakha.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlakeɾ/ [ˈlaː.xɛɾ]
- Rhymes: -akeɾ
- Syllabification: la‧ker
Noun
laker (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜒᜇ᜔)
See also
Further reading
- “laker”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018