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lak.

lacquer

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/lɑk/

  1. lacquer

    feminine · masculine · neuter
Where this word comes from

First occurring in the late 16th century. Probably borrowed from French laque, ultimately from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

noun/lɑk/

  1. foolery, foolishness, nonsense

    masculine · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable

  2. indifference (only in lak hebben aan)

    masculine · neuter · no-diminutive · uncountable
noun/lɑk/

  1. defect, deficiency, shortcoming, blame, blemish

    dialectal · masculine · neuter · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lac, from Old Dutch *lak, from Proto-West Germanic *lak, from Proto-Germanic *laką, *lakaz, related to Proto-Germanic *lak(k)ōną (“to blame, reproach”), from Proto-Indo-European *lok-néh₂-. See also Old Norse lakr (“lacking”), English lack.

noun/lɑk/

  1. lake

    archaic · neuter · no-diminutive
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch lac, from Old Dutch *laka, from Proto-West Germanic *laku.

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