लाख

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

Hindi

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /lɑːkʰ/,

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

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

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IPA(key): /lakʰ/

Noun

लाख • (lākh) m

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, “लाख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • 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, “”, 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

Numeral

लाख • (lākh)

  1. one hundred thousand
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