lakh

Meaning

Num

One hundred thousand (100,000; or, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000).

Noun

1. One hundred thousand rupees.
2. Often in the plural: an indefinitely large number; a zillion.

Synonyms

lac

hundred thousand

lac

lac

one hundred thousand

100000

Pronounced as (IPA)

/lɑːk/

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”).