I. noun
also lac ˈläk, ˈlak
( -s )
Etymology: Hindi lākh, from Sanskrit lakṣa, literally, mark, sign
1. India : one hundred thousand
a population of 20 lakhs
50 lakhs of rupees
2. India : a great number
we need lakhs of schools … for our illiteracy is disgraceful — J.A.Michener
II. adjective
India : hundred thousand
10 lakh rupees
III. noun
( plural lakh or lakhs )
Usage: usually capitalized
1. : a member of a division of the Lezghians in central Dagestan
2. : the North Caucasic language of the Lakh people