Hindustani numerals
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As with many Indic 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.
Numbers from 100 up are more regular. There are numerals for 100, sau; 1,000, hazār; and successive multiples by 100 of 1000: lākh
1,00,000 (10⁵), kroṛ
1,00,00,000 (10⁷), arab 1,00,00,00,000 (10⁹, billion), kharab 1,00,00,00,00,000 (10¹¹), nīl 1,00,00,00,00,00,000 (10¹³), padma 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (10¹⁵, quadrillion). (See Indian numbering system
.) Lakh
and crore
are common enough to have entered Indian English.
Hindustani language
Hindi-Urdu is an Indo-Aryan language and the lingua franca of North India and Pakistan. It is also known as Hindustani , and historically, as Hindavi or Rekhta...
(Hindi-Urdu) has a decimal
Decimal
The decimal numeral system has ten as its base. It is the numerical base most widely used by modern civilizations....
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.
| -0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–9 | śūnya | ek | do | tīn | cār | pāṁc | chah | sāt | āṭh | nau |
| 10–19 | das | gyārah | bārah | terah | caudah | pandrah | solah | satrah | aṭhārah | unnīs |
| 20–29 | bīs | ikkīs | bāīs | teīs | caubīs | paccīs | chabbīs | sattāīs | aṭṭāīs | untīs |
| 30–39 | tīs | ikattīs | battīs | taiṁtīs | cauṁtīs | paiṁtīs | chattīs | saiṁtīs | aṛtīs | untālīs |
| 40–49 | cālīs | iktālīs | bayālīs | taiṁtālīs | cavālīs | paiṁtālīs | chiyālīs | saiṁtālīs | aṛtālīs | uncās |
| 50–59 | pacās | ikyāvan | bāvan | tirpan | cauvan | pacpan | chappan | sattāvan | aṭṭhāvan | unsaṭh |
| 60–69 | sāṭh | iksaṭh | bāsaṭh | tirsaṭh | cauṁsaṭh | paiṁsaṭh | chiyāsaṭh | sarsaṭh | aṛsaṭh | unhattar |
| 70–79 | sattar | ikhattar | bahattar | tihattar | cauhattar | pachattar | chihattar | sathattar | aṭhhattar | unyāsī |
| 80–89 | assī | ikyāsī | bayāsī | tirāsī | caurāsī | pacāsī | chiyāsī | sattāsi | aṭṭhāsī | navāsī |
| 90–99 | nave | ikyānve | bānve | tirānve | caurānve | pacānve | chiyānve | sattānve | aṭṭhānve | ninyānve |
Numbers from 100 up are more regular. There are numerals for 100, sau; 1,000, hazār; and successive multiples by 100 of 1000: lākh
Lakh
A lakh is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand . It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and is often used in Indian English.-Usage:...
1,00,000 (10⁵), kroṛ
Crore
A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
1,00,00,000 (10⁷), arab 1,00,00,00,000 (10⁹, billion), kharab 1,00,00,00,00,000 (10¹¹), nīl 1,00,00,00,00,00,000 (10¹³), padma 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (10¹⁵, quadrillion). (See Indian numbering system
Indian numbering system
The South Asian numbering system, used today in the Indian subcontinent , is based on grouping by two decimal places, rather than the three decimal places commonplace in most parts of the world. This system of measurement introduces separators into numbers in places appropriate to the two-digit...
.) Lakh
Lakh
A lakh is a unit in the Indian numbering system equal to one hundred thousand . It is widely used both in official and other contexts in Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Maldives, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and is often used in Indian English.-Usage:...
and crore
Crore
A crore is a unit in the Indian number system equal to ten million , or 100 lakhs. It is widely used in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan....
are common enough to have entered Indian English.