lakh
One hundred thousand: 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.
» Tom gave me one lakh rupees.
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1 senses(Myanmar, South Asia)One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.
Holonym: crore
лакlak, лакхlakx
Examples
4 sentencesTom gave me one lakh rupees.
Even if you lose lakhs, stay honest.
The price of this vehicle is ten lakh rupees.
The elephant's meal is enough to feed lakhs of ants.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Hindustani लाख or لاکھ (lākh), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa), from लक्ष् (lakṣ,Borrowed from Hindustani लाख or لاکھ (lākh), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa), from लक्ष् (lakṣ, “to mark; to sign; to observe, perceive”), possibly from रक्ष् (rakṣ, “to observe (a duty, law, etc.); to guard, protect”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”).
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