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laka

Pronunciation: /ˈlaka/

“laka” is a Tagalog word. Its 3 meanings in English:

noun

  1. lac; lacquer; varnish
  2. housing compound or barracks for soldiers and their families
  3. covering of bamboo shoot

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish laca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of laker and lakha.

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