లక్క

See also: లిక్కి and లెక్క

Telugu

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese laca, from Classical 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