taksan

Finnish

Noun

taksan

  1. genitive singular of taksa

Anagrams

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /takˈsan/, [tɐkˈsan]
  • Hyphenation: tak‧san

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 沢山(たくさ​ん) (takusa​n).

Adjective

taksán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. (slang, dated) much; many; plenty of (usually reduplicated)
Usage notes
  • It was commonly used during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines.
Derived terms
  • taksan-taksan

Noun

taksán (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜃ᜔ᜐᜈ᜔)

  1. quire (of betel leaves)

Further reading
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 344
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