лак

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Belarusian

Pronunciation

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Noun

лак (lakm inan (genitive ла́ку, nominative plural ла́кі, genitive plural ла́каў)

  1. varnish

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Further reading

  • лак” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Bulgarian

Etymology

Ultimately (by way of a European language) from Persian لاک (lâk) from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Pronunciation

Noun

лак (lakm (relational adjective ла́ков)

  1. varnish, lacquer
  2. patent leather

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Anagrams

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫkъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankás, from Proto-Indo-European *lenk- (to bend).

Noun

лак (lakm

  1. bow
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Etymology 2

Noun

лак (lakm

  1. polish (e.g. nail polish)
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Russian

Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Lack or Dutch lak or French laque, from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Noun

лак (lakm inan (genitive ла́ка, nominative plural ла́ки, genitive plural ла́ков, relational adjective ла́ковый, diminutive лачо́к)

  1. varnish
  2. lacquer, lac, lake
  3. polish, nail polish
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Related terms
Descendants
  • Armenian: լաք (lakʻ)
  • Yakut: лаах (laaq)
  • Uyghur: لاك (lak)

Etymology 2

Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

лак (lakm anim (genitive ла́ка, nominative plural ла́ки, genitive plural ла́ков)

  1. Lak, a member of the Lak people of Dagestan.
    Synonym: лакец (lakec)
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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lьgъkъ, from pre-Slavic *h₁ln̥gʷʰ-u-ko, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʷʰ-.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ла̏к (definite ла̏кӣ, comparative ла̏кшӣ, Latin spelling lȁk)

  1. easy
  2. light
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Related terms

Etymology 2

From German Lack, from Italian lacca.

Pronunciation

Noun

ла̏к m (Latin spelling lȁk)

  1. lacquer
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Ukrainian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Ukrainian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia uk

Noun

лак (lakm inan (genitive ла́ку, nominative plural ла́ки, genitive plural ла́ків)

  1. varnish, lacquer
  2. hair spray
    Synonym: лак для воло́сся m (lak dlja volóssja)
  3. nail varnish, nail polish
    Synonym: лак для ні́гтів m (lak dlja níhtiv)
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Etymology 2

Noun

лак (lakm pers (genitive ла́ка, nominative plural ла́ки, genitive plural ла́ків)

  1. Lak, a member of the Lak people of Dagestan.
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Further reading