Definitions for lakhlæk
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
lakhlæk(n.)
or lac 1 2
(in India) the sum of l00,000, esp. of rupees.
Category: Indian (India)
Origin of lakh:
1605–15; < Hindi lākh; cf. Skt lakṣa a hundred thousand
Princeton's WordNet
hundred thousand, 100000, lakh(noun)
the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
Wiktionary
lakh(Numeral)
One hundred thousand, used especially of units of money.
1972, But they were both killed in the same engagement against Tippoo Sahib, her father owing ten lakhs of rupees and her husband nearly half that sum. u2014 Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain - West Indies
Origin: لاکھ, from लाख, from लक्षं.
Webster Dictionary
Lakh(noun)
one hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac of rupees
Lakh(noun)
same as Lac, one hundred thousand
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