lakh

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[edit] Etymology

Urdu لاکھ, from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लक्षं (lakṣaṇ).

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Particularly: “/læk/?”

[edit] Noun

lakh (plural lakhs)

  1. (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong) One hundred thousand, used especially of units of money.
    1972, But they were both killed in the same engagement against Tippoo Sahib, her father owing ten lakhs of rupees and her husband nearly half that sum. — Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain - West Indies

[edit] Translations

one hundred thousand

[edit] See also

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