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Laks (other)
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Laks may refer to: * Laks (Caucasus), an ethnic group of Dagestan, North Caucasus, Russia * Lak (tribe), a Kurdish tribe in southwestern Iran * Simon Laks (1901-1983), Polish composer and violinist who became head of the prisoners' orchestra at Birkenau-Auschwitz concentration camp See also * * Lacs (other) * Lachs, a surname * Lak (other) * Lakh, a unit in the Indian numbering system * LAX (other) * Laksha (other) * Laksa (other) Laksa is a spicy noodle soup popular in the Peranakan cuisine of Southeast Asia. Katong Laksa is a variant of laksa lemak inspired by the Straits Chinese who live in the precinct of Katong in Singapore. The herb ''Persicaria odorata'' is sometimes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laks (Caucasus)
The Laks (self-designation: ) are a Northeast Caucasian ethnic group native to an inland region known as '' Lakia'' within Dagestan in the North Caucasus. They speak the Lak language. Laks historically live in the Lakskiy and Kulinskiy districts of Dagestan. This ethnocultural area is known as Lakia. There are about 200,000 ethnic Laks in the world. Ethnonym The word "Lak" is the self-designation of the Lak people as in Lak expressions: "zhu Lak buru" — we are Lak; "zhu Lakral khalq buru" — we are Lak people; "Laktal" — Laks; "Lakssa" — Lakian, Laks, Lak man; "Lakkuchu" — Lakian man; "Lakku maz" — Lakian language; "Lakkuy" — Lakia; "Lakral kanu" — Lak place; "Lakral kanu" — Lak district; "Lakku bilayat" — Lak country; "Lakral pachchahlug" — Lak state. Laks use the name "Lak" as their ethnonym and placename. P. K. Uslar (1864) reported on the use of self-designation "Lak" by residents of Gazi-Kumukh: "Lakkuchu, Lakkuchunal, nominative plural Lak, gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lak (tribe)
Lak () is a Kurdish language, Kurdish tribe native to Western Iran. They speak Laki language, Laki, which is considered a Kurdish languages, Kurdish dialect by most linguists. Laks inhabit a large part of Lorestan Province where they constitute over 65% of the population and most of the eastern regions of the neighboring province of Kermanshah province, Kermanshah, and some parts of western Ilam province (Poshte-Kuhi Laks). The area to the east of Kabir Kuh, Mount Kabir is known as Pishe-Kuh, and west of the mountain is known as Poshte-Kuh. The majority of the Laks consider themselves followers of the Shia Islam, Shia branch of Islam. Origins Vladimir Minorsky, who wrote the entry "Lak" in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam, referred to the Lak as "the most southern group of Kurd tribes in Persia" and stated that their language has the characteristics of Kurdish language, Kurdish. Some of the Lak tribes living in Lorestān Province live among Lurs, Lur tribes, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Laks
Simon (Szymon) Laks (1 November 1901 – 11 December 1983) was a Polish Jewish composer and violinist, who became head of the prisoners' orchestra at Birkenau-Auschwitz. Biography Simon Laks was born in Warsaw on 1 November 1901. He was born a Russian citizen. He studied mathematics in Vilnius and Warsaw. In 1921, he entered the Conservatoire of Warsaw, the capital of the newly independent Poland. He became a Polish citizen. In 1924, the Warsaw Philharmonic played one of his works in public for the first time. It was the symphonic poem ''Farys'' (now lost). Laks left Poland for Vienna in 1926. He worked providing piano accompaniment for silent films. He then turned to Paris where he continued his musical studies until 1929 at the Conservatoire National. At that time, he spoke Polish, Russian, French, German, and English. He became one of the founder members of the Association for Young Polish Musicians in Paris, founded at the end of 1926 with his help. Many of Laks' works were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lachs
Lachs (German for "salmon") is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles Lachs (1879-1979), Bavarian-Swedish visual artist * Charlotta Lachs (1867-1920), Bavarian-Swedish singer * Friedrichs Lachs (1832-1910), Bavarian-Swedish brewmaster * John Lachs (born 1934), American academic * Manfred Lachs (1914–1993), Polish diplomat and jurist * Minna Lachs (1907–1993), Austrian educator and memoirist * Stephen Lachs (born 1939), American judge See also * Lach (other) * Lox, a fillet of brined salmon Salmon (; : salmon) are any of several list of commercially important fish species, commercially important species of euryhaline ray-finned fish from the genera ''Salmo'' and ''Oncorhynchus'' of the family (biology), family Salmonidae, native .... {{surname, Lachs German-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lak (other)
Lak may refer to: People * Laks (Caucasus), an ethnic group of Dagestan, North Caucasus, Russia * Lak (tribe), a Kurdish tribe in Iran and Turkey. * Hamed Lak (born 1990), Iranian football goalkeeper * Peter Lak (born 1973), American retired soccer defender Places * Lak, Dak Lak, Vietnam * L'ak, a commune in Cambodia * Lak, Hungary, a village * Lak, Iran (other), various places * Lək (other), places in Azerbaijan Languages * Lak language * ISO 639-3 code for the Laka language (Nigeria) Sports * Los Angeles Kings, an ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California LAK * Lao kip, ISO 4217 currency code * Lymphokine-activated killer cell * Aklavik/Freddie Carmichael Airport, Northwest Territories, Canada, IATA code * Lakeland (Amtrak station), Florida, US, station code * Lakenheath railway station, Suffolk, England, station code * Lai King station, New Territories, Hong Kong, MTR station code * ''Liste der archaischen Keilschriftzeichen'' (1922), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakh
A lakh (; abbreviated L; sometimes written lac) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 105). In the Indian 2, 2, 3 convention of digit grouping, it is written as 1,00,000. For example, in India, 150,000 rupees becomes 1.5 ''lakh'' rupees, written as 1,50,000 or INR 1,50,000. It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. It is often used in Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani, and Sri Lankan English. Usage In Indian English, the word is used both as an attributive and non-attributive noun with either an unmarked or marked ("-s") plural, respectively. For example: "1 ''lakh'' people"; "''lakhs'' of people"; "20 ''lakh'' rupees"; "''lakhs'' of rupees". In the abbreviated form, usage such as "5L" or "5 lac" (for "5 ''lakh'' rupees") is common. In this system of numeration, 100 ''lakh'' is called one '' crore'' and i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LAX (other)
A lax is a salmon. LAX as an acronym most commonly refers to Los Angeles International Airport in Southern California, United States. LAX or Lax may also refer to: Places Within Los Angeles * Union Station (Los Angeles), Los Angeles' main train depot, whose Amtrak station code is "LAX" * The Port of Los Angeles, whose port identifier code is "LAX" Other * Lax, Switzerland, a municipality of the canton of Valais * Lax Lake (other) * La Crosse, Wisconsin, a city on the Mississippi River Sports * Los Angeles Xtreme, a former American football team * Lacrosse, a sport * The Latin American Xchange, a professional wrestling stable Media and entertainment * ''LAX'' (album), the third studio album from rapper The Game * ''LAX'' (TV series), a 2004–05 television series set in Los Angeles International Airport * " LA X", the two-part sixth season 2010 premiere of the television show ''Lost'' * LAX, a night club at Luxor Las Vegas * "LAX", a song by the rapper Xzi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laksha (other)
Laksha () means hundred thousand or a lakh. * Laksha Gala Sankeertanarchana, a Guinness record-breaking mass singing event held at Hyderabad * ''Lakshadhikari'', a 1963 Indian Telugu-language drama film * Lakshadweep, the smallest union territory of India See also *Laks (other) *Laksa (other) Laksa is a spicy noodle soup popular in the Peranakan cuisine of Southeast Asia. Katong Laksa is a variant of laksa lemak inspired by the Straits Chinese who live in the precinct of Katong in Singapore. The herb ''Persicaria odorata'' is sometimes ... * Laksh Lalwani, an Indian actor {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
