laas

See also: LAAS, Laas, lås, lås', and lääs

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch laatste.

Pronunciation
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Adverb

laas

  1. last; last time
    Ek het jou laas twee jaar terug gesien!
    Last time I saw you was two years ago!
  2. ago; in the past
    Ek het jou twee jaar laas gesien!
    I saw you two years ago! / I haven't seen in you two years!

Belizean Creole

Adjective

laas

  1. last

Determiner

laas

  1. last

Verb

laas

  1. lose

References
  • Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 206.

Tagalog

Pronunciation 1
  • Hyphenation: la‧as
  • IPA(key): /laˈʔas/, [lɐˈʔas]

Adjective

laás

  1. cracked; split (of wood)

Pronunciation 2
  • Hyphenation: la‧as
  • IPA(key): /ˈlaʔas/, [ˈla.ʔɐs]

Noun

laas

  1. small crack; small split (in wood)

Yola

Etymology

From Middle English lawe, from Old English lagu.

Noun

laas

  1. laws
    • 1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, line 16:
      y'ast, bie ractzom o'honde, ee-delt t'ouz ye laas ee-mate var ercha vassale,
      you have with impartial hand ministered the laws made for every subject,

References
  • Jacob Poole (1867), William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, page 114
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