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/

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