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  2. Indian numbering system - Wikipedia

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    In Hindi, a lakh is called लाख lākh and a crore is called करोड karoḍ. A hundred crore is called अरब arab; In Kannada, a lakh is called ಲಕ್ಷ lakṣha and a crore is called ಕೋಟಿ kōṭi; In Khasi, a lakh is called lak and a crore is called klur or krur. A billion is called arab and hundred billion is called ...

  3. Hindustani numerals - Wikipedia

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    Like many Indo-Aryan languages, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) has a decimal numeral system that is contracted to the extent that nearly every number 1–99 is irregular, and needs to be memorized as a separate numeral.

  4. Indian units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In Hindi ½ Seer = Adha (½) Seer, or Adher 1 Ser = 2 Adher = 4 Pav = 16 Chattank = 80 Tola = 933.1 grams 1 Savaser = 1 Ser + 1 Pav (1¼ Seer) 1 Savaser weighed 100 Imperial rupees In Hindi 1¼ Seer = Sava (1¼) Seer, or Savaser 1 Dhaser = 2 Savaser = 2½ Seer In Hindi 2½ Seer = Dhai (2½) Seer, or Dhaser 1 Paseri = 2 Adisari = 5 Seer

  5. Lakh - Wikipedia

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    A lakh (/ l æ k, l ɑː k /; abbreviated L; sometimes written lac [1]) is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand (100,000; scientific notation: 10 5). [1] [2] In the Indian 2, 2, 3 convention of digit grouping, it is written as 1,00,000. [3]

  6. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), [9] commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is the official language of India alongside English and the lingua franca of North India.

  7. Indian rupee sign - Wikipedia

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    Indian rupee symbol in graphic form. The new sign is a combination of the Devanagari letter र ("ra") and the Latin capital letter R without its vertical bar. The parallel lines at the top (with white space between them) makes an allusion to the tricolour Indian flag and also depict an equality sign that symbolizes the nation's desire to reduce economic disparity.

  8. Money - Wikipedia

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    The amount of money in the economy is influenced by monetary policy, which is the process by which a central bank influences the economy to achieve specific goals. Often, the goal of monetary policy is to maintain low and stable inflation , directly via an inflation targeting strategy, [ 51 ] or indirectly via a fixed exchange rate system ...

  9. List of English words of Sanskrit origin - Wikipedia

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    via Hindi: सुन्न ultimately from Sanskrit: सन sāna, a kind of Asian plant. [106] Swami through Hindi स्वामी swami ultimately from Sanskrit स्वामी svami, which means "a master". [107] Swastika from Sanskrit स्वस्तिक svastika, a religious symbol associated rituals and divination. Swastika ...