Definition of "lakh" []

• One hundred thousand, used especially of units of money. (noun)

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• "I found this explanation at Wikipedia: ' The name may originate from the Sanskrit word laksha लक्ष, meaning "many" and referring to the soup's many ingredients; the word is also the origin of the Hindi term lakh'."
• "A lakh is a hundred thousand, and a krore ten million."
• "Note: [17] ` A lakh is a hundred thousand, and a crore is a hundred lakhs, or ten millions."