Lakh vs Lath - What's the difference?
lakh | lath |
(India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong) One hundred thousand. Often used with units of money.
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* 2013 January 3, N. Gopal Raj, “Polio free does not mean paralysis free” [http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/polio-free-does-not-mean-paralysis-free/article4266043.ece], The Hindu
A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc.
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As a numeral lakh
is (india|pakistan|sri lanka|hong kong) one hundred thousand often used with units of money.As a noun lath is
heat (in animals), rut or lath can be warrior.lakh
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(en noun)- But they were both killed in the same engagement against Tippoo Sahib, her father owing ten lakhs of rupees and her husband nearly half that sum.
- After a hunt lasting more than a year-and-a-half, police have arrested a couple for duping around 2 lakh people in one of India's biggest investment frauds involving an estimated Rs 1,100 crore.
- According to data published in WHO’s Weekly Epidemiological Record, India’s annualised non-polio AFP rate for 2011 stood at 15.06 per one lakh children below 15 years of age, compared to a global rate that year of 5.48.
