Nepali Number System, also known as the Devanagari Number System, is used to represent numbers in Nepali language. It is a positional number system, which means that the value of a digit depends on its position within the number. The Nepali number system uses a script called Devanagari, which is also used for writing the Nepali language. [1]
Knowing Nepali numbers is essential for anyone who wants to communicate in Nepali language. It is especially important for those who live or work in Nepal, as it is the official language of the country. Nepali numbers are also used in various official documents, including bank cheques, passports, and other legal documents. [1]
| Numeral | Written | IAST | IPA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | ० | शुन्य/सुन्ना | śūnya | [sunːe], [sunːa] |
| 1 | १ | एक | ek | [ek] |
| 2 | २ | दुई | duī | [d̪ui̯] |
| 3 | ३ | तीन | tīn | [t̪in] |
| 4 | ४ | चार | char | [t͡sar] |
| 5 | ५ | पाँच | pāṃc | [pãt͡s] |
| 6 | ६ | छ | cha | [t͡sʰʌ] |
| 7 | ७ | सात | sāt | [sat̪] |
| 8 | ८ | आठ | āṭh | [aʈʰ] |
| 9 | ९ | नौ | nau | [nʌu̯] |
| 10 | १० | दस | daś | [d̪ʌs] |
| 11 | ११ | एघार | eghāra | [eɡʱaɾʌ] |
| 12 | १२ | बाह्र | bāhra | [baɾʌ] |
| 13 | १३ | तेह्र | tehra | [tehra] |
| 14 | १४ | चौध | chaudha | [chaudha] |
| 15 | १५ | पन्ध्र | pandhra | [pandhra] |
| 16 | १६ | सोह्र | sohra | [sohra] |
| 17 | १७ | सत्र | satra | [satra] |
| 18 | १८ | अठार | atthahra | [atthahra] |
| 19 | १९ | उन्नाइस | unnais | [unnais] |
| 20 | २० | बीस | bīs | [bis] |
| 21 | २१ | एक्काइस | ekkāis | [ek̚kai̯s] |
| 22 | २२ | बाइस | bāis | [bai̯s] |
| 30 | ३० | तीस | tīs | [tis] |
| 40 | ४० | चालीस | cālīs | [t͡salis] |
| 100 | १०० | एक सय | ek saya | [eks(ʌ)e̞] |
| 1 000 | १००० | एक हजार | ek hajār | [ekɦʌd͡zar] |
| 10 000 | १०००० | दश हजार | daś hajār | [d̪ʌsɦʌd͡zar] |
| 100 000 | १००००० | एक लाख | ek lākh | [eklakʰ] |
| 1 000 000 | १०००००० | दश लाख | daś lākh | [d̪ʌslakʰ] |
| 10 000 000 | १००००००० | एक करोड | ek karoḍ | [ekkʌɾoɽ] |
| 1 000 000 000 | १ ०० ०० ०० ००० | एक अर्ब/ एक अरब | ek arba/ ek arab | [ekʌrbʌ], [ekʌɾʌb] |
| 100 000 000 000 | १ ०० ०० ०० ०० ००० | एक खर्ब/ एक खरब | ek kharba/ ek kharab | [ekkʰʌrbʌ], [ekkʰʌɾʌb] |
दश करोड – 10,00,00,000 (Hundred Million) – eight zeros
अर्ब – 1,00,00,00,000 (Billion) – nine zeros
दश अर्ब – 10,00,00,00,000 (Ten Billion) – ten zeros
खर्ब – 1,00,00,00,00,000 (Hundred Billion) – eleven zeros
दश खर्ब – 10,00,00,00,00,000 (Trillion) – twelve zeros
नील – 1,00,00,00,00,00,000 (ten trillion) – thirteen zeros
दश नील – 10,00,00,00,00,00,000 (hundred trillion) – fourteen zeros
पद्म – 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (quadrillion) – fifteen zeros
दश पद्म – 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (10 quadrillion) – sixteen zeros
शंख – 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (hundred quadrillion) – seventeen zeros
दश शंख – 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (quintillion) – eighteen zeros [1]
क्रत्म – 1,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (ten quintillion) – nineteen zeros
दश क्रत्म – 10,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00,000 (hundred quintillion) – twenty zeros [4] [5] [6] [7]
Nepalese manuscripts used a system of letters to stand for numbers, although the exact correspondence between letter and number value changed over time. In 1883, Cecil Bendall published a table of Nepalese letter numerals based on different dated Buddhist manuscripts from Cambridge University Library.
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