lakh

Meaning

Num

One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.

Noun

1. (Myanmar, South-Asia) One hundred thousand rupees.
2. (Myanmar, South-Asia, figuratively) Often in the plural: an indefinitely large number; a zillion.

Synonyms

lac

hundred thousand

lac

lac

one hundred thousand

100000

Translations

lakh

hunderttausend

100000

cent mille

λάκκα

cent-mille

100000

cem mil

100000

lequessá

lacassá

laque

cien mil

100000

lakh

لَاك

laka

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”).