# laksa
## English
### Etymology

From Malay laksa.

### Noun

laksa (countable and uncountable, plural laksas)
* A spicy noodle stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

#### Derived terms

* Penang laksa

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “laksa”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

### Anagrams

* Laska, Skala, salak

## Cebuano
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: lak‧sa
* IPA: /ˈlaksaʔ/ [ˈl̪ak.s̪ɐʔ]

### Numeral

laksà
* ten thousand
    Synonym: napulo ka libo

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laksa/
* Hyphenation: lak‧sa

### Etymology 1

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

#### Numeral

laksa
* 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 (plural laksa-laksa)
* laksa, a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia.

### Further reading

* “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.

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /laksə/
* (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /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)
* 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)
* 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.

## Polish
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* (Greater Poland):
** (Central Greater Poland) IPA: /ˈlak.sa/

### Noun

laksa f
* (Poznań) Synonym of maź (“slime, grease”)
* (Poznań) Synonym of sperma (“semen”)

### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlaɡsa/ [ˈlaɣ̞.sa]
* Rhymes: -aɡsa
* Syllabification: lak‧sa

### Noun

laksa f (plural laksas)
* 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: /lakˈsaʔ/ [lɐkˈsaʔ]
* Rhymes: -aʔ
* Syllabification: lak‧sa

#### Numeral

laksâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ) (archaic)
* (group of) ten thousand
    Synonym: sampung libo
** 1985, Sharon Cuneta (lyrics and music), “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.

##### Derived terms

* laksa-laksa
* laksaan
* limanlaksa
* sampung laksa
* sanlaksa

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

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

#### Noun

laksá (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)
* a species of tuber or sweet potato

### Etymology 3

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

#### Pronunciation

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

#### Noun

laksa (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ᜔ᜐ)
* laksa (a spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia)

#### See also

* sotanghon

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

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

## Yami
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

laksa
* ten thousand