"lakas" meaning in Tagalog

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Noun

IPA: /laˈkas/ [Standard-Tagalog], [lɐˈx̠as] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: lakás [canonical], ᜎᜃᜐ᜔ [Baybayin], lacas [alternative]
Rhymes: -as Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-kasder. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas Malay lekasbor. Tagalog lakas Borrowed from Malay lekas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas (“quick, quickly”), from *-kas (“swift, agile, strong, energetic”). Compare Kapampangan lakas (“strength”). Etymology templates: {{ety|tl|:bor|ms:lekas|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-kasder. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas Malay lekasbor. Tagalog lakas [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "quick, quickly", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "swift, agile, strong, energetic", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*-kas", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian", "term" : "*ləkas", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "poz-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Malay", "term" : "lekas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ms" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Tagalog", "term" : "lakas", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tl" }" data-lang="tl" data-title="lakas"> Borrowed from Malay lekas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas (“quick, quickly”), from *-kas (“swift, agile, strong, energetic”)., {{cog|pam|lakas||strength}} Kapampangan lakas (“strength”) Head templates: {{tl-noun|lakás|b=+}} lakás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜐ᜔)
  1. strength; vigor Synonyms: puwersa
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun--MNpaBaM Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 19 5 1 19 1 1 6 20 18 1 1 6
  2. power; might Synonyms: kapangyarihan, poder
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-KMJPTYc3 Categories (other): Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 6 19 5 6 5 5 5 15 19 5 5 5
  3. loudness; volume (of sound) Synonyms: tunog, katunugan
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-X0Np3vmw
  4. efficacy; effectiveness Synonyms: talab, bisa, kabisaan
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-~ixxtGex Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 19 5 1 19 1 1 6 20 18 1 1 6
  5. healthiness (of one's body) Synonyms: lusog, kalusugan
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-NVsb3d7v
  6. highness of temperature (of fever)
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-hgozWNep
  7. intensity of one's illness Synonyms: sikal, sasal, dalahit, silakbo, sidhi
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-QcvtgMHZ
  8. daringness; fearlessness (of one's will or spirit) Synonyms: lakas ng loob, tapang, kapangahasan
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-dflW17eB Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Tagalog entries with etymology texts, Tagalog entries with etymology trees, Tagalog entries with etymon, Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with Baybayin script, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation, Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 9 2 2 6 5 14 7 2 14 2 2 2 22 8 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 5 4 5 8 4 9 5 1 9 1 1 2 28 11 1 1 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 2 1 5 4 11 5 1 11 1 1 1 38 6 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology texts: 14 10 2 14 2 2 3 25 19 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymology trees: 14 10 2 14 2 2 3 25 19 2 2 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with etymon: 21 6 3 21 3 3 3 30 3 3 3 3 Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 19 5 1 19 1 1 6 20 18 1 1 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with Baybayin script: 19 9 2 20 2 2 2 30 9 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 6 19 5 6 5 5 5 15 19 5 5 5 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries: 18 8 2 18 2 2 2 32 9 2 2 3
  9. influence Synonyms: impluwensiya, impluho
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-Iv76jPS9 Categories (other): Tagalog entries with incorrect language header, Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation Disambiguation of Tagalog entries with incorrect language header: 19 5 1 19 1 1 6 20 18 1 1 6 Disambiguation of Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation: 6 19 5 6 5 5 5 15 19 5 5 5
  10. heaviness of rain
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-VaIO-J6q
  11. strength of sales Synonyms: kabilihan, pagkamabili
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-RRWx98qf
  12. velocity; speed (of a running vehicle) Synonyms: tulin, bilis
    Sense id: en-lakas-tl-noun-anuXFPlr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anlakas, balik-lakas, 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

Alternative forms

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        {
          "word": "lakas ng loob"
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          "word": "tapang"
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          "speed",
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tulin"
        },
        {
          "word": "bilis"
        }
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
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      "ipa": "[lɐˈx̠as]",
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    {
      "rhymes": "-as"
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    {
      "word": "ilakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "kalakasan"
    },
    {
      "word": "lakas ng loob"
    },
    {
      "word": "lakas-lalaki"
    },
    {
      "word": "lakas-loob"
    },
    {
      "word": "lakasan"
    },
    {
      "word": "lumakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "madlakasan"
    },
    {
      "word": "maglakas-lakasan"
    },
    {
      "word": "maglakas-loob"
    },
    {
      "word": "magpalakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "magpalakas ng loob"
    },
    {
      "word": "makapagpalakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "malakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "malakas ang loob"
    },
    {
      "word": "napakalakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagkamalakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "paglakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "pagpapalakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "palakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "palakas-tunog"
    },
    {
      "word": "palakasan"
    },
    {
      "word": "palakasin"
    },
    {
      "word": "palakasin ang loob"
    },
    {
      "word": "pampalakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "ubos-lakas"
    },
    {
      "word": "walang-lakas"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*-kas",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/-kas"
    ],
    [
      "*ləkas",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ləkas"
    ],
    [
      "lekas",
      "lekas#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "lekas",
      "lekas#Malay"
    ],
    [
      "*ləkas",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/ləkas"
    ],
    [
      "*-kas",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Malayo-Polynesian/-kas"
    ],
    [
      "lakas",
      "lakas#Kapampangan"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": ":bor",
        "3": "ms:lekas",
        "text": "++",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *-kasder.\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas\nMalay lekasbor.\nTagalog lakas\n[Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"children\" : [ { \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"quick, quickly\", \"children\" : [ { \"keyword_abbrev\" : \"der.\", \"keyword_label\" : \"Derived from\", \"terms\" : [ { \"gloss\" : \"swift, agile, strong, energetic\", \"children\" : [ ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*-kas\", \"status\" : \"missing\", \"lang\" : \"poz-pro\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"derived\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Proto-Malayo-Polynesian\", \"term\" : \"*ləkas\", \"status\" : \"inline\", \"lang\" : \"poz-pro\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Inherited from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Malay\", \"term\" : \"lekas\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"ms\" } ], \"keyword\" : \"bor\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"Tagalog\", \"term\" : \"lakas\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"tl\" }\" data-lang=\"tl\" data-title=\"lakas\">\nBorrowed from Malay lekas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas (“quick, quickly”), from *-kas (“swift, agile, strong, energetic”).",
      "name": "ety"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pam",
        "2": "lakas",
        "3": "",
        "4": "strength"
      },
      "expansion": "Kapampangan lakas (“strength”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *-kasder.\nProto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas\nMalay lekasbor.\nTagalog lakas\nBorrowed from Malay lekas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ləkas (“quick, quickly”), from *-kas (“swift, agile, strong, energetic”). Compare Kapampangan lakas (“strength”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "lakás",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ᜎᜃᜐ᜔",
      "tags": [
        "Baybayin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "lacas",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "lakás",
        "b": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "lakás (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜐ᜔)",
      "name": "tl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "la‧kas"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "la‧kas"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "strength; vigor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ],
        [
          "vigor",
          "vigor"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "puwersa"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "power; might"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ],
        [
          "might",
          "might"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kapangyarihan"
        },
        {
          "word": "poder"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "loudness; volume (of sound)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "loudness",
          "loudness"
        ],
        [
          "volume",
          "volume"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tunog"
        },
        {
          "word": "katunugan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "efficacy; effectiveness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "efficacy",
          "efficacy"
        ],
        [
          "effectiveness",
          "effectiveness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "talab"
        },
        {
          "word": "bisa"
        },
        {
          "word": "kabisaan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "healthiness (of one's body)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "healthiness",
          "healthiness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lusog"
        },
        {
          "word": "kalusugan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "highness of temperature (of fever)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "highness",
          "highness"
        ],
        [
          "temperature",
          "temperature"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intensity of one's illness"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "intensity",
          "intensity"
        ],
        [
          "illness",
          "illness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sikal"
        },
        {
          "word": "sasal"
        },
        {
          "word": "dalahit"
        },
        {
          "word": "silakbo"
        },
        {
          "word": "sidhi"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "daringness; fearlessness (of one's will or spirit)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "daringness",
          "daringness"
        ],
        [
          "fearlessness",
          "fearlessness"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "lakas ng loob"
        },
        {
          "word": "tapang"
        },
        {
          "word": "kapangahasan"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "influence"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "influence",
          "influence"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "impluwensiya"
        },
        {
          "word": "impluho"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "heaviness of rain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "heaviness",
          "heaviness"
        ],
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "strength of sales"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "strength",
          "strength"
        ],
        [
          "sales",
          "sales"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kabilihan"
        },
        {
          "word": "pagkamabili"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "velocity; speed (of a running vehicle)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "velocity",
          "velocity"
        ],
        [
          "speed",
          "speed"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "tulin"
        },
        {
          "word": "bilis"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/laˈkas/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[lɐˈx̠as]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-as"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lakas"
}

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