Usage in Different Languages
- In Bengali, a lakh is called লক্ষ lokkho and a crore is called কোটি koti.
- In Gujarati, a lakh is called લાખ lākh and a crore is called કરોડ karod. A hundred crore is called અબજ arab.
- In Kannada, a lakh is called ಲಕ್ಷ laksha and a crore is called ಕೋಟಿ koti.
- In Malayalam, a lakh is called ലക്ഷം laksham and a crore is called കോടി kodi.
- In Marathi, a lakh is called लाख lākh and a crore is called कोटी koti, and an Arab (109) is called अब्ज abja.
- In Oriya, a lakh is called ଲକ୍ଷ laksha and a crore is called କୋଟି koti.
- In Tamil, a lakh is called இலட்சம் laksham and a crore is called {{Lang|ta|கோட kodi
- In Telugu, a lakh is called లక్ష laksha and a crore is called కోటి koti.
- In Urdu, a lakh is called لاکھ lākh and a crore is called کروڑ karod.
- In Mandarin, lakh (洛叉; luòchā) and crore (倶胝; jùzhī) are used.
- Lakh has entered the Swahili language as "laki" and is in common use.
- In Burmese, crore is called ကုဋေ . Lakh is used in Burmese English.
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