lakas

See also: lakaš, lakás, and lákáš

Latvian

Noun

lakas f

1. inflection of laka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural

Swedish

Verb

lakas

1. passive infinitive of laka
2. present passive of laka

Anagrams

• alkas, kalas, skala

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• lacas — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay lekas (“speed”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas (“quick, quickly”). Compare Kapampangan lakas (“strength”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈkas/, [lɐˈxas]
• Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: la‧kas

Noun

lakás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜐ᜔)

1. strength; vigor

   Synonym: puwersa

2. power; might

   Synonyms: kapangyarihan, poder

3. loudness; volume (of sound)

   Synonyms: tunog, katunugan

4. efficacy; effectiveness

   Synonyms: talab, bisa, kabisaan

5. healthiness (of one's body)

   Synonyms: lusog, kalusugan

6. highness of temperature (of fever)
7. intensity of one's illness

   Synonyms: sikal, sasal, dalahit, silakbo, sidhi

8. daringness; fearlessness (of one's will or spirit)

   Synonyms: lakas ng loob, tapang, kapangahasan

9. influence

   Synonyms: impluwensiya, impluho

10. heaviness of rain
11. strength of sales

    Synonyms: kabilihan, pagkamabili

12. velocity; speed (of a running vehicle)

    Synonyms: tulin, bilis

Derived terms

• daanin sa lakas
• di-kalakas-lakasan
• ilakas
• kalakasan
• lakas ng loob
• lakas-lalaki
• lakas-loob
• lakasan
• lumakas
• madlakasan
• maglakas-lakasan
• maglakas-loob
• magpalakas
• magpalakas ng loob
• makapagpalakas
• malakas
• malakas ang loob
• napakalakas
• pagkamalakas
• paglakas
• pagpapalakas
• palakas
• palakas-tunog
• palakasan
• palakasin
• palakasin ang loob
• pampalakas
• ubos-lakas
• walang-lakas

 

References

• “lakas”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1985) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 4, page 193