See Also: packet(dictionary)
packet(dictionary)
pay packet(dictionary)
Packet - Poker(gambling)
packet boat(dictionary)
packet-switching(dictionary)
wage-packet(dictionary)

laksamana (iou) and packet (oh)


laksamana (iou)



laksamana noun. E17.
[Malay from Sanskrit lakmana (a mythical hero, Rama's half-brother) lit. 'having fortunate tokens'.]
(The title formerly given to) a high dignitary or admiral in the Malay kingdoms.

packet (oh)



[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: pacquet, from pack]
a) BrE a container made of paper, plastic, or cardboard that something is sold in
packet of
::a packet of envelopes
::a packet of cigarettes
::a cereal packet
especially BrE a small flat package that is sent by post or delivered to someone
::Paul tore open the packet as soon as it arrived.
-see also pay packet
cost a packet
BrE informal to cost a lot of money
::I bet that car cost him a packet.
technical a quantity of information that is sent as a single unit from one computer to another on a network or on the Internet