लाख

See also: लिखी, लिख, लिखा, लिखो, लेख, and लिखे

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /lɑːkʰ/, [läːkʰ]

Etymology 1

Hindi numbers ^(edit)

←  100	←  10,000	१,००,००० 100,000	1,000,000 (106)  →	100,000,000 (108)  →
Cardinal: लाख (lākh)

Inherited from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa).

Numeral

लाख • (lākh) m (cardinal)

1. one hundred thousand, lakh

Declension

Declension of लाख (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	लाख lākh	लाख lākh
oblique	लाख lākh	लाखों lākhõ
vocative	लाख lākh	लाखो lākho

Descendants

• → Dari: لک (lak)
• → English: lakh

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā).

Noun

लाख • (lākh) ?

1. lac; sealing wax

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “लाख”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “लाख”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
• “लाख”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “लाख”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “लाख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “लाख”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lakṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Marathi numbers ^(edit)

←  100	←  10,000	१, ००, ००० 100,000	1,000,000 (106)  →	100,000,000 (108)  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: लाख (lākh)     Ordinal: लाखावे (lākhāve)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi लख (lakha), लाख (lākha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀔 (lakkha), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lakʰ/

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Noun

लाख • (lākh) m

1. one hundred thousand, lakh, lac

Declension

Declension of लाख (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	लाख lākh
direct plural	लाख lākh
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	लाख lākh		लाख lākh
oblique सामान्यरूप	लाखा lākhā		लाखां- lākhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	लाखाला lākhālā		लाखांना lākhānnā
ergative	लाखाने, लाखानं lākhāne, lākhāna		लाखांनी lākhānnī
instrumental	लाखाशी lākhāśī		लाखांशी lākhānśī
locative सप्तमी	लाखात lākhāt		लाखांत lākhāt
vocative संबोधन	लाखा lākhā		लाखांनो lākhānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of लाख (masc cons-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	लाखाचा lākhāċā	लाखाचे lākhāċe	लाखाची lākhācī	लाखाच्या lākhācā	लाखाचे, लाखाचं lākhāċe, lākhāċa	लाखाची lākhācī	लाखाच्या lākhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	लाखांचा lākhānċā	लाखांचे lākhānċe	लाखांची lākhāñcī	लाखांच्या lākhāncā	लाखांचे, लाखांचं lākhānċe, lākhānċa	लाखांची lākhāñcī	लाखांच्या lākhāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “लाख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लाख”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “lakṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Nepali numbers ^(edit)

←  100	[a], [b] ←  10,000	१,००,००० 100,000	1,000,000 (106)  →	100,000,000 (108)  → [a], [b]
Cardinal: लाख (lākh)     Ordinal: लाखौँ (lākha͠u)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [läk̞ʰ]
• Phonetic Devanagari: लाख्

Numeral

लाख • (lākh)

1. one hundred thousand