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): /lakˈsaʔ/, [l̪ʌkˈs̪aʔ]

laksâ

1. ten thousand

   Synonym: napulo ka libo

• IPA^(key): /laksa/
• Hyphenation: lak‧sa

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

laksa

1. ten thousand

From Malay laksa, from

• Min Nan 辣沙 (“spicy sand”), or
• Classical Persian لاکچه‎ (lākča, “pasta put into broth”), or
• Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā, “red dye”, literally “lac”). Compare to Old Javanese lāka (“lac; red”).

laksa (first-person possessive laksaku, second-person possessive laksamu, third-person possessive laksanya)

1. laksa, a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

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

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

From

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

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)

• 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.

laksa f (plural laksas)

1. laksa

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

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

laksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

1. (archaic) ten thousand

   Synonym: sampung libo

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

laksá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

1. a species of tuber or sweet potato

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

• Hyphenation: lak‧sa
• IPA^(key): /ˈlaksa/, [ˈlak.sɐ]
• IPA^(key): /lakˈsaʔ/, [lɐkˈsaʔ] (obsolete)

laksa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)

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

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

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

laksa

1. ten thousand