लाख

See also: लिखी, लिख, लिखा, लिखो, लेख, and लिखे

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /lɑːkʰ/, [l̪äːkʰ]

Etymology 1

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

←  100	←  10,000	१,००,००० 100,000	1,000,000 (106)  →	100,000,000 (108)  →
Cardinal: लाख (lākh)

Inherited from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa).

Numeral

लाख • (lākh) m (cardinal)

1. one hundred thousand, lakh

Declension

Declension of लाख (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाख lākh	लाख lākh
oblique	लाख lākh	लाखों lākhõ
vocative	लाख lākh	लाखो lākho

Descendants

• → English: lakh

Etymology 2

Noun

लाख • (lākh) ?

1. lac; sealing wax

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989), “लाख”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “लाख”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “लाख”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975), “लाख”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लाख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884), “लाख”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lakṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Marathi numbers ^(edit)

←  100	←  10,000	१, ००, ००० 100,000	1,000,000 (106)  →	100,000,000 (108)  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: लाख (lākh)     Ordinal: लाखावे (lākhāve)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi लख (lakha), लाख (lākha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (lakkha), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /lakʰ/

Noun

लाख • (lākh) m

one hundred thousand, lakh, lac

Declension

Declension of लाख (lākh)
direct singular	लाख lākh
direct plural	लाख lākh
	singular		plural
nominative	लाख lākh		लाख lākh
oblique	लाखा- lākhā-		लाखां- lākhāN-
dative	लाखाला lākhālā		लाखांना lākhāNnā
ergative	लाखाने lākhāne		लाखांनी lākhāNni
instrumental	लाखाशी lākhāśi		लाखांशी lākhāNśi
locative	लाखात lākhāt		लाखांत lākhāNt
vocative	लाखा lākhā		लाखांनो lākhāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of लाख
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	लाखाचा lākhāċā	लाखाचे lākhāce	लाखाची lākhāci	लाखाच्या lākhāca	लाखाचे, लाखाचं lākhāce, lākhāċa	लाखाची lākhāci	लाखाच्या lākhāca
plural subject	लाखांचा lākhāNċā	लाखांचे lākhāNce	लाखांची lākhāNci	लाखांच्या lākhāNca	लाखांचे, लाखांचं lākhāNce, lākhāNċa	लाखांची lākhāNci	लाखांच्या lākhāNca
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “लाख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “लाख”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “lakṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

←  100	[a], [b] ←  10,000	१,००,००० 100,000	1,000,000 (106)  →	100,000,000 (108)  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: लाख (lākh)     Ordinal: लाखौँ (lākha͠u)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [läk̞ʰ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: लाख्

Numeral

लाख • (lākh)

1. one hundred thousand