laksa

From Malay laksa.^[1]

laksa (countable and uncountable, plural laksas)

1. A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

• Laska, Skala, salak

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

• Hyphenation: lak‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaksaʔ/ [ˈl̪ak.s̪ɐʔ]

laksà

1. ten thousand

   Synonym: napulo ka libo

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈlaksa/ [ˈlak̚.sa]
• Rhymes: -aksa
• Syllabification: lak‧sa

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

laksa

1. (obsolete) ten thousand

From Malay laksa, possibly either:

• Classical Persian لاکچه (lākča, “pasta put into broth”)
• Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā, “red dye; lac”)

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

laksa (plural laksa-laksa)

1. laksa, a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia

• “laksa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /laksə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /laksa/

From possibly either:

• Classical Persian لاکچه (lākča, “pasta put into broth”)
• Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā, “red dye; lac”)

laksa (Jawi spelling لقسا, plural laksa-laksa)

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

• Indonesian: laksa
• → English: laksa

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

laksa (Jawi spelling لقسا)

1. ten thousand

   Synonym: puluh ribu

• Indonesian: laksa
• → Cebuano: laksa
• → Tagalog: laksa

• “laksa” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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• (Greater Poland):
  • (Central Greater Poland) IPA^(key): /ˈlak.sa/

laksa f

1. (Poznań) synonym of maź (“slime, grease”)
2. (Poznań) synonym of sperma (“semen”)

• Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “laksa”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 128

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaɡsa/ [ˈlaɣ̞.sa]
• Rhymes: -aɡsa
• Syllabification: lak‧sa

laksa f (plural laksas)

1. laksa

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

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lakˈsaʔ/ [lɐkˈsaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: lak‧sa

laksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ) (archaic)

1. (group of) ten thousand; myriad

   Synonym: sampung libo

   • 1985, Sharon Cuneta, “Bituing Walang Ninging”:

     Kahit na ilang laksang bituin, 'di kayang pantayan ating ningning.

     No matter how many ten thousands of stars, our sparkle cannot be matched.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /lakˈsa/ [lɐkˈsa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: lak‧sa

laksá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

1. a species of tuber or sweet potato

Borrowed from Malay laksa, from possibly either Classical Persian لاکچه (lākča, “pasta put into broth”) ot Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā, “red dye; lac”).

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈlaksa/ [ˈlak.sɐ]
    • Rhymes: -aksa
  • IPA^(key): /lakˈsaʔ/ [lɐkˈsaʔ] (obsolete)
• Syllabification: lak‧sa

laksa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

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

• “laksa”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “laksa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• askal, aklas, sakla, kasal, lasak, sakal, lakas

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

laksa

1. ten thousand