lokša

Old Slovak

Etymology

Borrowed from Ukrainian локша (lokša), ultimately derived from Turkic. First attested in 1670.

Noun

lokša f (diminutive lokšička)

1. noodle

Descendants

• Slovak: lokša

Further reading

• Majtán, Milan et al., editors (1991–2008), “lokša”, in Historický slovník slovenského jazyka [Historical Dictionary of the Slovak Language] (in Slovak), volumes 1–7 (A – Ž), Bratislava: VEDA, →OCLC