Definition/Meaning of lakh

• English - Numeral: lakh ( plural lakhs ) ( India , Pakistan , Sri Lanka , Hong Kong ) One hundred thousand . Often used with units of money . 1972 , Patrick O'Brian, Post Captain - West Indies 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 . After a hunt lasting more than a year-and-a-half, police have arrested a…
• English - Alternative forms: lac
• English - Etymology: From Urdu لاکھ , from Hindi लाख ( lākh ), from Sanskrit लक्षं ( lakṣaṇ ).
• English - Pronunciation: ( UK ) IPA (key) : /lɑːk/ ( US ) IPA (key) : /lɑk/
• English - See also: crore mohur