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Alternative spellings
lac

Etymology
From Hindustani ला� / URchar|�اکھ (l�kh) < Skr. ल��ष� (lakṣa�)

Noun
lakh

1. One hundred thousand, used especially of rupees.

#:*1972: But they were both killed in the same engagement against Tippoo Sahib, her father owing three lakhs of rupees and her husband nearly half that sum. � Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain

Usage notes
Used in India and Hong Kong. Not used in UK or Australia.

Translations

Bosnian: lak#Bosnian|lak m
Hindi: ला� (l�kh) m
Malayalam: ല��ഷ� (laksham)
mid
Sanskrit: ल��ष� (lakṣa�)
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: лак#Serbian|лак m
:Roman: lak#Serbian|lak m
Sinhala: ල���ය (lakshaya)
Telugu: ల��ష (laksha)
Urdu: URchar|�اکھ (l�kh) m

See also

crore
mid
mohur

Category:Indian English
Category:Hindi derivations
Category:Urdu derivations

sv:lakh
ta:lakh
vi:lakh
zh:lakh

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