lakas
See also: lakás
Latvian
Noun
lakas f
- genitive singular form of laka
- nominative plural form of laka
- vocative plural form of laka
- accusative plural form of laka
Swedish
Verb
lakas
- infinitive passive of laka.
- present tense passive of laka.
Anagrams
- alkas, kalas, skala
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- lacas – obsolete
Etymology
From Malay lekas (“speed”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: la‧kás
- IPA(key): /laˈkas/, [lɐˈxas]
- Rhymes: -as
Noun
lakás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜐ᜔)
- strength; vigor
- Synonym: puwersa
- power; might
- Synonyms: kapangyarihan, poder
- loudness; volume (of sound)
- Synonyms: tunog, katunugan
- efficacy; effectiveness
- Synonyms: talab, bisa, kabisaan
- healthiness (of one's body)
- Synonyms: lusog, kalusugan
- highness of temperature (of fever)
- intensity of one's illness
- Synonyms: sikal, sasal, dalahit, silakbo, sidhi
- daringness; fearlessness (of one's will or spirit)
- Synonyms: lakas ng loob, tapang, kapangahasan
- influence
- Synonyms: impluwensiya, impluho
- heaviness of rain
- strength of sales
- Synonyms: kabilihan, pagkamabili
- velocity; speed (of a running vehicle)
- Synonyms: tulin, bilis
Derived terms
- daanin sa lakas
- di-kalakas-lakasan
- ilakas
- kalakasan
- lakasan
- lakas-lalaki
- lakas-loob
- lakas ng loob
- lumakas
- maglakas-lakasan
- maglakas-loob
- magpalakas
- magpalakas ng loob
- makapagpalakas
- malakas
- malakas ang loob
- napakalakas
- pagkamalakas
- paglakas
- pagpapalakas
- palakas
- palakasan
- palakasin
- palakasin ang loob
- palakas-tunog
- pampalakas
- ubos-lakas
- walang-lakas
References
- Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 193