Lakså

See also: laksa and laksa'

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From laks +‎ å. Literally, “Salmon creek”. False cognate of Swedish Laxå in Närke.

Proper noun

Lakså f (def Laksåa or Laksåi)

1. A river in Hitra, Trøndelag, Norway (on the southern coast of Hitra).
2. A river in Orkland, Trøndelag, Norway, close to Drogsetgruva (formerly in Meldal municipality), running into Ringavatn Lake by the village of Laksøyan.
3. A river in Vinje, Telemark, Norway, close to Laksanutane mountains, running from Laksatjønni Lake into Møsvatn.
4. Synonym of Lakselv (name of some creeks and rivers in Norway).
5. A village in Evenes, Nordland, Norway, close to Narvik and the border of Troms.

Derived terms

• Laksådalen (in Orkland)
• Laksåhaugan (in Orkland)
• Laksåvatnet (in Hitra)
• Laksåvika (in Hitra)