lakh
Meanings
Noun
- the cardinal number that is the fifth power of ten
- One hundred thousand rupees.
- Often in the plural: an indefinitely large number; a zillion.
Num
- One hundred thousand (100,000; or, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000).
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani लाख or لاکھ (lākh), from Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa), from लक्ष् (lakṣ, “to mark; to sign; to observe, perceive”), possibly from रक्ष् (rakṣ, “to observe (a duty, law, etc.); to guard, protect”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- (“to protect”).
Synonyms
100000, babillion, bajillion, bazillion, billion, bizillion, dillion, fafillion, fucktillion, gabillion, gadzillion, gagillion, gajillion, gatrillion, gazillion, gillion, godzillion, googillion, gorillion, grillion, hojillion, hundred thousand, jajillion, jazillion, jillion, kabillion, kajillion, katrillion, kazillion, killion, lakh, majillion, million, morbillion, nonillion, quadrillion, quintillion, Sagan, scrillion, skillion, squillion, trillion, umpteen, umptillion, wazillion, zabillion, zilliard, zillion
Scrabble Score: 11
lakh is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordlakh is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lakh is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary