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title: lakh — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lakh» in the school dictionary: In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, a lakh is one hundred thousand (100,000). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lakh

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**Who acts:** lakh, Ten lakh, hundred lakh, One lakh, car, Lakhs · **What happens:** be, make, cost, come, write, say · **To what, where:** hundred thousand, one million, one crore, five lakh rupees, festival, 100,000 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«lakh» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [lakh in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lakh.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: numbers — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, a lakh is one hundred thousand (100,000).

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lakh:m1:1
# text = In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, a lakh is one hundred thousand (100,000).
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Pakistan	Pakistan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Nepal	Nepal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Sri	Sri	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	Lanka	Lanka	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	lakh	lakh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	compound	_	_
17	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	compound	_	_
18	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
19	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	100,000	100000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lakh | hundred thousand |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten lakh make one million; a hundred lakh make one crore (10,000,000).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lakh:m2:1
# text = Ten lakh make one million; a hundred lakh make one crore (10,000,000).
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	lakh	lakh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	lakh	lakh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	crore	crore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	10,000,000	10,000,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Ten lakh | one million |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset million=Product |
| 2 | **make** | present | a hundred lakh | one crore |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset crore=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One lakh is the same as one hundred thousand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lakh:x1:1
# text = One lakh is the same as one hundred thousand.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	lakh	lakh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | One lakh |  |  |  |  | same *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car cost five lakh rupees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lakh:x2:1
# text = The car cost five lakh rupees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cost	cost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	lakh	lakh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	rupees	rupee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | past | the car | five lakh rupees |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme rupee=Value |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lakhs of people came to the festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lakh:x3:1
# text = Lakhs of people came to the festival.
1	Lakhs	lakh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Lakhs of people |  |  | the festival |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to festival=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In India, 100,000 is written 1,00,000.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lakh:x4:1
# text = In India, 100,000 is written 1,00,000.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	100,000	100000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	1,00,000	1,00,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | 100,000 |  | India |  | 1,00,000 *obl:unmarked* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in india=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten lakh is one million.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lakh:x5:1
# text = Ten lakh is one million.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	lakh	lakh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	compound	_	_
5	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ten lakh | one million |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt in Delhi says prices are «in lakhs».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lakh:x6:1
# text = My aunt in Delhi says prices are «in lakhs».
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Delhi	Delhi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	lakhs	lakh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My aunt in Delhi |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | prices |  |  | lakhs |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A crore is a hundred lakh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lakh:x7:1
# text = A crore is a hundred lakh.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crore	crore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	lakh	lakh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a crore | a hundred lakh |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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