Etymology

crore

C3R1O1R1E1

Today it means: ten million (10⁷): 10,000,000, that is, with Indian digit grouping, 1,00,00,000. Full definition →

Urdu کروڑ ← Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀟𑀺 (koḍi) ← Hindi करोड़ (karoṛ)
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The story

  1. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑁄𑀟𑀺 (koḍi)
  2. Hindiकरोड़ (karoṛ)
  3. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀓𑁄𑀟𑀺 (koḍi)
  4. Urduکروڑ
  5. English todaycrore

Borrowed from Hindustani करोड़ / کروڑ (karoṛ).

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