lakk

Etymology

From German, compare Lack.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɒkː]

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• Rhymes: -ɒkː

Noun

lakk (plural lakkok)

1. varnish (paint)
2. polish (nail)

Further reading

• lakk in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lahk/

  Rhymes: -ahk

Noun

lakk n (genitive singular lakks, nominative plural lökk)

1. gloss paint, enamel
2. varnish

Anagrams

• kalk
• klak

Etymology 1

From French laque or German Lack, from Medieval Latin lacca, ultimately from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Etymology 2

References

• “lakk” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “lakk” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Etymology

From French laque or German Lack, from Medieval Latin lacca, ultimately from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Noun

lakk m (definite singular lakken, indefinite plural lakkar, definite plural lakkane)

1. (usually uncountable) lacquer, varnish

References

• “lakk” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Alternative forms

• lak

Etymology

From Syrian Arabic لك. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Interjection

lakk

1. (slang) Synonym of alltså (in filler sense)

   Lakk bror, det är fett kefft att göra så

   Alltså bror, det är fett kefft att göra så ("(Filler) bro, that's a really shitty thing to do")

References

• Slangopedia