Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lakh

/lɑk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.24 in modern English

Syllables
lakh
IPA
/lɑk/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

num

One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂lek- Sanskrit रक्ष् (rakṣ)? Sanskrit लक्ष् (lakṣ) Sanskrit लक्ष (lakṣa) Hindustanibor. English lakh 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”).

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Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /lɑk/
  • British English: /lɑk/

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Questions

How do you pronounce lakh?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɑk/.
What does lakh mean?
One hundred thousand (10⁵): 100,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,000.
Where does lakh come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce lakh

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