lakan

See also: Lakan and lákán

Finnish

Noun

lakan

1. genitive singular of lakka

Anagrams

• kalan, lanka

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

lakan n (definite singular lakanet, indefinite plural lakan, definite plural lakana)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of laken

Old Norse

Adjective

lakan

1. positive degree strong masculine accusative singular of lakr

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish lakan, from Late Old Norse lak, lakan, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (“sheet, cloth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˇlɑːkan/

• Audio:

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Noun

lakan n

1. a sheet (bedsheet)
2. (slang) 1000 SEK or equal amount of other currency; a grand

Declension

Declension of lakan
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	lakan	lakanet	lakan	lakanen
Genitive	lakans	lakanets	lakans	lakanens

References

• lakan in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lakan in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lakan in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• alkan, kanal, nalka

Tagalog

Etymology

Compare Javanese ꦫꦏ (raka) and Malay laki.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈkan/ [lɐˈxan]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: la‧kan

Noun

lakán (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃᜈ᜔)

1. nobleman; man of noble rank
2. (historical) lakan (title of nobility or ruler of polities in the precolonial Philippines)
3. (martial arts) black belt (in Filipino martial arts)

Derived terms

• Lakambakod
• lakambini
• Lakan Daytan
• lakan-
• lakandiwa
• lakandula
• lakansugo
• Lakang Balingasay
• Malakanyang

 

Related terms

• Lacandola
• Lacanilao
• Lakapati

 

See also

• datu
• ladya
• raha

 

Further reading

• “lakan”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Tetum

Noun

lakan

1. flame