Numbers in Nepali language

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.

Significance of Knowing Nepali Number
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.

Numbers in Nepali Language
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

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

Letter numerals


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.