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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lac1 (lak),USA pronunciation n. - Insectsa resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Cf. shellac (defs. 1, 2).
- Hindi lākh Sanskrit lākṣā
- 1545–55
- Currency(in India)
- Currency, British Empirethe sum of 100,000, esp. of rupees. The usual punctuation for sums of Indian money above a lac is with a comma after the number of lacs: Rs. 30,52,000 (i.e., 30 lacs and 52,000) instead of 3,052,000.
- British Empirean indefinitely large number.
Also, lakh. - Hindi lākh Sanskrit lakṣa
- 1605–15
- Drugs(in prescriptions) milk.
LAC, - leading aircraftsman.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lac /læk/ n - a resinous substance secreted by certain lac insects, used in the manufacture of shellac
Etymology: 16th Century: from Dutch lak or French laque, from Hindi lākh resin, ultimately from Sanskrit lākshā lac /lɑːk/ n - a variant spelling of lakh
lakh (lak),USA pronunciation n. - Currency, British Empirelac2.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lakh, lac /lɑːk/ n - (in India and Pakistan) the number 100 000, esp when referring to this sum of rupees
Etymology: 17th Century: from Hindi lākh, ultimately from Sanskrit lakshā a sign |