Etymology

lac

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Today it means: A resinous substance or lacquer produced mainly on the banyan tree by the female of Kerria lacca, a scale insect. Full definition →

Portuguese laca ← Hindi लाख ← Urdu لاکھ
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lac · noun1

  1. Sanskrit · derived fromलाक्षा
  2. Urdu · derived fromلاکھ
  3. Hindi · derived fromलाख
  4. Portuguese · derived fromlaca
  5. English todaylac

From Portuguese laca, from Hindi लाख (lākh)/Urdu لاکھ (lākh) or cognates in other Indo-Aryan languages, from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of lacquer.

lac · noun2

From Cadillac.

lac · noun3

From laceration.

Words from the same roots

Portugueselaca all →

lacquer

Hindiलाख all →

lakelacquer

Sanskritलाक्षा all →

lakelacquer

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