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5-letter words (1 found)

LAKSA,

4-letter words (5 found)

AALS,AKAS,ALAS,KAAL,KAAS,

3-letter words (10 found)

AAL,AAS,AKA,ALA,ALS,ASK,KAS,LAS,SAL,SKA,

2-letter words (5 found)

AA,AL,AS,KA,LA,

You can make 21 words from laksa according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of laksa

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Definitions and meaning of laksa

laksa

Etymology

From Malay laksa.

Noun

laksa (countable and uncountable, plural laksas)

  1. A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

Translations

References

Anagrams

  • Laska, Skala, salak

Cebuano

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, possibly either:

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

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

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

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

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From possibly either:

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

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

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

Numeral

laksa (Jawi spelling لقسا)

  1. ten thousand
    Synonym: puluh ribu
Descendants
  • Indonesian: laksa
  • → Cebuano: laksa
  • → Tagalog: laksa

Further reading

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

Spanish

Noun

laksa f (plural laksas)

  1. laksa

Tagalog

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

laksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

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

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Noun

laksá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

  1. a species of tuber or sweet potato

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Malay laksa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /ˈlaksa/, [ˈlak.sɐ]
    • IPA(key): /lakˈsaʔ/, [lɐkˈsaʔ] (obsolete)
  • Rhymes: -aksa

Noun

laksa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

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

Further reading

  • “laksa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yami

Etymology

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

Numeral

laksa

  1. ten thousand

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