crore is called ކްރޯރް kroaru In Gujarati, a lakh is called lākh and a crore is called karoḍ. A hundred crore is called abaj In Hindi, a lakh is called lākh and a crore is called karoḍ. A hundred crore is called arab In Kannada, a lakh is called lakṣha and a crore is called 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 kharab. In Malayalam, a lakh is called laksham and a crore is called kodi. In Marathi, a lakh is called lākh and a crore is called koṭi or karoḍ, and an (109) is called abja. In Nepali, a lakh is called lākh and a crore is called karoḍ. In Odia, a lakh is called lôkhyô and a crore is called koṭi. In Punjabi, a lakh is called lakkh (Shahmukhi: , Gurmukhi: ) and a crore is called karoṛ (Shahmukhi: , Gurmukhi: ). In Rohingya, a lakh is called lák and a crore is called kurul. A thousand crore is called kuthí. In Sinhala, a lakh is called and a crore is called . In Tamil, a lakh is called ilaṭcam and a crore is called kōṭi. In Telugu, a lakh is called lakṣha and a crore is called kōṭi. In Urdu, a lakh is called lākh and a crore is called karoṛ. A billion is called arab (), and one hundred billion/arab is called a kharab (). Lakh has entered the Swahili language as "" and is in common use. Formal written publications in English in India tend to use lakh/crore for Indian currency and International numbering for foreign currencies. Current usage The usage of this system is limited to the nations of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Myanmar. It is universally employed within these countries, and is preferred to the English numbering system. Sri Lanka used this system in the past but has switched to the English numbering system in recent years. In the Maldives, the term lakh is widely used in official documents and local speech. However, the English numbering system is preferred for higher denominations (such as millions). Most institutions and citizens in India use the Indian number system, although the Reserve Bank of India has been noted as a rare exception. See also Scientific notation References Numerals Numbering system Numbering system Numbering system Numbering system Numeral