lakh

== English == === Etymology === 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”). === Pronunciation === (South Asia) IPA(key): /lɑkʰ/ (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /lɑk/, /læk/ Rhymes: -ɑːk, -æk Homophones: lark (non-rhotic); lac, lack === Numeral === lakh (plural lakhs or lakh) (South Asia, Myanmar) One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000. Alternative form: lac (dated) Holonym: crore ==== Derived terms ==== LPA (“initialism of lakhs per annum”) ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Noun === lakh (plural lakhs or lakh) (South Asia) One hundred thousand rupees. Alternative form: lac (dated) (figurative) Often in the plural: an indefinitely large number; a zillion. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:zillion ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === lakh on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Kahl == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English lakh, from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lak/ === Noun === lakh m (plural lakhs) lakh