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lakh

noun \ˈläk, ˈlak\

Definition of LAKH

1
:  one hundred thousand <50 lakhs of rupees>
2
:  a great number
— lakh adjective
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Origin of LAKH

Hindi & Urdu lākh
First Known Use: 1599

Rhymes with LAKH

back, black, Braque, clack, claque, crack, flack, flak, hack, jack, knack, lac, lack, mac, Mac, pack, plaque, quack, rack, sac, sack, sacque, shack, slack, smack, snack, stack, tach, tack, thwack, track, Wac, wack, whack, wrack, yak

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2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. lakh
  2. lac
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