India is referred to as "1.5 lakh rupees", which is written as 1,50,000 rupees; crore: 30,000,000 (thirty million) rupees is referred to as "3 crore rupees", which is written as 3,00,00,000 rupees with commas at the thousand, lakh, and crore places. Pronunciation in English NB when speakers of indigenous Indian languages are speaking English, the pronunciations may be closer to their mother tongue, e.g. "lakh" and "crore" might be pronounced /lɑkʰ/, /kɑrɔːr/, respectively. hazar /hæˈzɔː(ɹ̠)/ lakh /læk/ crore /krɔː(ɹ̠)/ arab /æˈɹ̠æb/ kharab /kʰæˈɹ̠æb/ Use of separators The Indian numbering system uses separators differently from the international norm. Instead of grouping digits by threes as in the international system, the Indian numbering system groups the rightmost three digits together (until the hundreds place), and thereafter groups by sets of two digits. One trillion would thus be written as 10,00,00,00,00,000 or 10 kharab (or one lakh crore). This makes the number convenient to read using the system's terminology. For example: This accords with the Indian numbering system, which has units for thousands, hundreds of thousands, tens of millions, etc. Names of numbers The table below follows the short scale usage of one billion being one thousand million. In India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, following former British usage, the long scale was used, with one billion equivalent to one million million. Historic numbering systems Numbering systems in Hindu epics There are various systems of numeration found in various ancient epic literature of India (itihasas). The following table gives one such system used in the Valmiki Ramayana. Other numbering systems The denominations by which land was measured in the Kumaon Kingdom were based on arable lands and thus followed an approximate system with local variations. The most common of these was a vigesimal (base-20) numbering system with the main denomination called a bisi (see Hindustani number bīs), which corresponded to the land required to sow 20 nalis of seed. Consequently, its actual land measure varied based on the quality of the soil. This system became the established norm in Kumaon by 1891. Usage in different languages In Assamese, a lakh is also called lokhyo, or lakh and a crore is called kouti In Bengali, a lakh is natively (tadbhava) known as lākh, though some use the ardha-tatsama lokkho. A crore is called kōṭi In Burmese, crore is called . Lakh is used in Burmese English. In Dhivehi, a lakh is called ލައްކަ la'kha and a