లక్క

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese laca, from Persian لاک (lāk), from Hindi लाख (lākh) from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lakːa/
  • Rhymes: -క్క

Noun

లక్క (lakka) ? (plural లక్కలు)

  1. sealing wax.
  2. A resinous substance produced by the insect, Kerria lacca - lac.

References

  • “లక్క” in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 1095
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