Sinhalese lákshá (31)
Clough’s Sinhala English Dictionary says Sinhalese word lákshá means “lac and red dye.” It also refers to “an insect which is analogous to the cochineal insect, and like it forms, when dried and prepared, a dye of a red colour; the nest is formed of a resinous substance which is used as sealing wax.” It originates from the Tamil root ar. This ar changes into lákshá in Sinhalese through the transformation of ar > ra > la > laksh > lákshá. The following words, related to Sinhalese lákshá, also originate from Tamil ar.
lak, Laṇká or Ceylon; cypher, figure; mark, sign; target. laktaka, old and tattered cloth, a rag or rags; lac, the animal dye. lakshmaṇa, name, appellation; spot, sign, mark; the half-brother of Rámachandra; prosperous, fortunate. lakshmí, one of the three principal female deities of the Hindus, the wife of Vishṇu, and goddess of wealth and prosperity; the name by which she is most generally known in Ceylon, is Sriyákántáwa; fortune, success, prosperity; beauty, splendour; plant; the wife of a hero; turmeric, Curcuma longa; pearl. laksmi-pati, Vishṇu; clove tree, Caryophyllus aromaticus; betel nut tree. lakshya, example; illustration of a grammatical rule; mark, sign; butt; to be seen, noted, defined, or described. laksha, lac, 100,000; fraud, disguise; mark, butt. lakshaṇa, indication, predicate, anything by which an object is designated or distinguished; mark, spot; the younger brother of Ráma; Indian crane; name, appellation; grammatical rule or aphorism; beautiful, pleasing, charming, delightful, agreeable. lakshaṇa-ṣástraya, (mark, sign, ornament, ṣástra science) science which teaches the knowledge of human destinies, by tracing out certain lines and marks in the body which indicate future fortune; it is a species of fortune-telling and is practised by every juggler and native doctor. lakshaya, see its plural form laksha. laka, mark, sign; forehead; ear or spike of wild rice; island of Ceylon, Elu form of Laṇká. lakaḷa, good, excellent; auspicious; ornamented, decorated. lakuṇa, mark, spot, sign, token, badge. lakuṇu-karaṇawa, to make a mark or sign. ilakkaya, target, mark for shooting. alakta, (rakta red, alaktaka, ra being changed to la) kind of red dye made from a sort of resin or wax which is found in its native state in the interior; lac, the red animal dye so called. alakshmí, misery, misfortune, poverty. alakashaṇa, not handsome, unfortunate, ill fated. upalakshaṇa, synecdoche of a part for whole or of quality for that in which it resides; the characteristic mark by which anything is distinguished; live long in the possession of gifts of eye-gems, i.e., admired by the world. upalakshita, (near, laksha, mark, and kta affix) endued with, contained or inherent. sallakkhaṇa, see salakshaṇa. salakshaṇa, regarding, considering; distinct, possessing marks or tokens. salakuṇa, -salakuṇu, mark, sign, token, characteristic. salakaṇawá, to regard, to consider, to notice, to respect, to observe. lá, an infusion of the bark of the red lódhra tree, Phyllanthus longifolius; and used in dyeing to fix the colours; unripe, young, immature. lákshá-prasáda, red lódh, a tree from the bark of which an astringant infusion is prepared, which is used to fix colour in dyeing. lákshá-rasa, infusion of the lac or red dye used in dyeing for fixing colours and painting certain parts of the body. lákshá-wṛiksha, tree, Butea frondosa. lákshika, relating to a lac or laksha. lákaḍa, sealing wax.