any of various palm trees from which toddy is drawn.

a sum of money or another reward or offered in order to influence to do or demanded to do, an illegal or dishonest action or decision in favour of the giver; bribe.

ಲಂಚ ಹಾಕು lanca hāku to offer a bribe; ಲಂಚ ಹೊಡೆ lanca hoḍe = ಲಂಚ ತಿನ್ನು; ಲಂಚ ಲಾವಣಿ lanca lāvaṇi money or anything accepted as bribe; ಲಂಚ ತಿನ್ನು lanca tinnu to take bribes.