lakh
/lɑːk/noun
उच्चारण लाक
लाख
Core word
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[C, usually sing.] Indian English
one hundred thousand (100,000), especially of rupees
लाख
- The car costs eight lakh rupees.
- More than thirty lakh candidates applied for the exam.
- The scholarship is worth two lakh rupees a year.
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- Nearly five lakh people visit the fair every year.
- He earns about six lakh a year in his first job.
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a/one lakh + plural noun (no -s on lakh)
After a number, lakh stays singular: two lakh rupees, five lakh people. The noun that follows is plural.
संख्या के बाद lakh singular ही रहता है: two lakh rupees, five lakh people। उसके बाद का noun plural होता है।
- The scholarship is worth two lakh rupees.
- About five lakh candidates applied for the exam.
lakhs of + plural noun
Without a number, use lakhs of for an uncertain large amount. Here lakhs takes -s.
बिना संख्या के अनिश्चित बड़ी मात्रा बताने के लिए 'lakhs of' आता है; यहाँ lakhs में -s लगता है।
- Lakhs of devotees visit the fair every year.
- Lakhs of students prepare for banking exams.
a lakh as a noun (countable)
As a noun, a lakh is one hundred thousand. Use a lakh with a, not one-lakh as a hyphenated adjective.
Noun के रूप में a lakh का अर्थ एक सौ हज़ार है।
- His salary crossed a lakh last year.
- A lakh is equal to one hundred thousand.
lakh as a hyphenated adjective
Before a noun, a number plus lakh may be hyphenated without any plural: a five-lakh loan.
Noun से पहले संख्या और lakh को hyphen से जोड़ा जा सकता है और plural नहीं लगता: a five-lakh loan।
- She applied for a five-lakh education loan.
- The bank sanctioned a ten-lakh limit.
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number + lakh
onetwofivetenfifty
- The family spent ten lakh rupees on the wedding.
lakh + noun
rupeespeoplevotestonnescopies
- The newspaper sells over twenty lakh copies every day.
lakhs of + noun
peoplerupeespilgrimsstudentshouseholds
- Lakhs of households use LPG cylinders.
verb + lakh
earnowesavedonateinvest
- Radhika hopes to save two lakh by next year.
lakh with crore
lakh croreone crore is 100 lakhlakhs and crores
- One crore equals one hundred lakh.
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- The village school received a grant of three lakh rupees.
गाँव के विद्यालय को तीन लाख रुपये का अनुदान मिला।
- More than ten lakh students appear for the entrance test.
दस लाख से अधिक विद्यार्थी प्रवेश परीक्षा में बैठते हैं।
- Her father paid the fees of one lakh in two instalments.
उसके पिता ने एक लाख की फीस दो किस्तों में दी।
- Lakhs of people watched the final on television.
लाखों लोगों ने फाइनल टेलीविज़न पर देखा।
- The population of the town is nearly four lakh.
शहर की जनसंख्या लगभग चार लाख है।
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✗ The car costs five lakhs rupees.
✓ The car costs five lakh rupees.
After a definite number, lakh does not take -s.
निश्चित संख्या के बाद lakh में -s नहीं लगता।
✗ Lakh of people attended the rally.
✓ Lakhs of people attended the rally.
For an indefinite large number, use lakhs of with -s.
अनिश्चित बड़ी संख्या के लिए 'lakhs of' में -s लगता है।
✗ He earns four lakh rupee a year.
✓ He earns four lakh rupees a year.
The noun after lakh must be plural.
Lakh के बाद का noun plural होना चाहिए।
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Lakh and its neighbours in the Indian counting system are often confused with the international terms.
भारतीय गणना में lakh और उसके पड़ोसी शब्द अक्सर अंतर्राष्ट्रीय शब्दों से उलझ जाते हैं।
100,000, the Indian unit used for money and population.
100,000, पैसे और जनसंख्या के लिए प्रयुक्त भारतीय इकाई।
- The fee is two lakh rupees.
10,000,000, equal to one hundred lakh.
10,000,000, एक सौ लाख के बराबर।
- The project costs five crore rupees.
1,000,000, the international unit; equal to ten lakh.
1,000,000, अंतर्राष्ट्रीय इकाई; दस लाख के बराबर।
- The film earned a million views.
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General knowledge
In the Indian numbering system, 1 lakh equals 100,000, and 100 lakh make 1 crore (10 million).
भारतीय संख्या पद्धति के अनुसार 1 लाख 100,000 के बराबर होता है, और 100 लाख मिलकर 1 करोड़ (10 million) बनाते हैं।