The Number System of Hindi

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The Number System of Hindi

This page is based on Hindi/Urdu conversation lessons on the Web at Syracuse University and Tsukaeru Urdu & Hindi (written in Japanese).

The Hindi number system is basically decimal, but because of a lot of irregular pronunciation, you have to memorize 100 different words as if it were a centesimal system.

Number	Reading	Meaning
0	shoonya	0
1	ek	1
2	do	2
3	teen	3
4	chaar	4
5	paanch	5
6	chhuh	6
7	saat	7
8	aath	8
9	nau	9
10	dus	10
11	gyaaruh	11
12	baaruh	12
13	tayruh	13
14	chauduh	14
15	pundrah	15
16	soluh	16
17	sattruh	17
18	utthaaruh	18
19	unnees	19
20	bees	20
21	ikkees	21
22	baaees	22
23	tayees	23
24	chaubees	24
25	pucchees	25
26	chhubbees	26
27	suttaaees	27
28	utthaaees	28
29	unatees	29
30	tees	30
31	ikattees	31
32	buttees	32
33	tayntees	33
34	chauntees	34
35	payntees	35
36	chhuttees	36
37	sayntees	37
38	urdtees	38
39	unataalees	39
40	chaalees	40
41	ikataalees	41
42	buyaalees	42
43	tayntaalees	43
44	chauwaalees	44
45	payntaalees	45
46	chhiyaatees	46
47	sayntaalees	47
48	urdtaalees	48
49	unachaas	49
50	puchaass	50
51	ikyaawaun	51
52	baawun	52
53	tirpun	53
54	chauwun	54
55	puchpun	55
56	chhuppun	56
57	suttaawun	57
58	utthhaawun	58
59	unasuth	59
60	saath	60
61	ikasuth	61
62	baasuth	62
63	tirsuth	63
64	chaunsuth	64
65	paynsuth	65
66	chhiyaasuth	66
67	sursuth	67
68	urdsuth	68
69	unahuttur	69
70	suttur	70
71	ikahuttur	71
72	buhuttur	72
73	tihuttur	73
74	chahuttur	74
75	puchahuttur	75
76	chhihuttur	76
77	sutahuttur	77
78	uthahuttur	78
79	unyaasee	79
80	ussee	80
81	ikyaasee	81
82	buyaasee	82
83	tiraasee	83
84	chauraasee	84
85	puchaasee	85
86	chhiyaasee	86
87	suttaasee	87
88	utthaasee	88
89	nuwaasee	89
90	nubbay	90
91	ikyaanaway	91
92	baanaway	92
93	tiraanaway	93
94	chauraanaway	94
95	puchaanaway	95
96	chhiyaanaway	96
97	suttaanaway	97
98	utthhaanaway	98
99	ninyaanaway	99
100	sau	100

Chart:

	-1	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
0		shoonya	ek	do	teen	chaar	paanch	chhuh	saat	aath	nau
10		dus	gyaaruh	baaruh	tayruh	chauduh	pundrah	soluh	sattruh	utthaaruh
20	unnees	bees	ikkees	baaees	tayees	chaubees	pucchees	chhubbees	suttaaees	utthaaees
30	unatees	tees	ikattees	buttees	tayntees	chauntees	payntees	chhuttees	sayntees	urdtees
40	unataalees	chaalees	ikataalees	buyaalees	tayntaalees	chauwaalees	payntaalees	chhiyaatees	sayntaalees	urdtaalees
50	unachaas	puchaass	ikyaawaun	baawun	tirpun	chauwun	puchpun	chhuppun	suttaawun	utthhaawun
60	unasuth	saath	ikasuth	baasuth	tirsuth	chaunsuth	paynsuth	chhiyaasuth	sursuth	urdsuth
70	unahuttur	suttur	ikahuttur	buhuttur	tihuttur	chahuttur	puchahuttur	chhihuttur	sutahuttur	uthahuttur
80	unyaasee	ussee	ikyaasee	buyaasee	tiraasee	chauraasee	puchaasee	chhiyaasee	suttaasee	utthaasee	nuwaasee
90		nubbay	ikyaanaway	baanaway	tiraanaway	chauraanaway	puchaanaway	chhiyaanaway	suttaanaway	utthhaanaway	ninyaanaway

Note:

Number	Reading	Meaning
100	sau	100
110	sau dus	100 + 10
120	sau bees	100 + 20
130	sau tees	100 + 30
140	sau chaalees	100 + 40
150	deerh sau	1½ × 100
160	sau saath	100 + 60
170	sau suttur	100 + 70
180	sau ussee	100 + 80
190	sau nubbay	100 + 90
200	do sau	2 × 100
250	dhai sau	2½ × 100
300	teen sau	3 × 100
350	sarhee teen sau	(½ + 3) × 100
400	chaar sau	4 × 100
450	sarhee chaar sau	(½ + 4) × 100
500	paanch sau	5 × 100
1000	ek hazar	1 × 1000
1500	pundrah sau	15 × 100
1550	sarhee pundrah sau	(½ + 15) × 100
10000	dus hazar	10 × 1000
100000	ek lakh	1 × 100000
1000000	dus lakh	10 × 100000
10000000	ek karor	1 × 10000000
100000000	dus karor	10 × 10000000

The number 123456789 is read as follows:

baaruh

karor

chauntees

lakh

chhuppun

hazar

saat

nuwaasee

10000000

100000

1000

100

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