"shekel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʃɛkəl/ Audio: en-us-shekel.ogg [US] Forms: shekels [plural], shekalim [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛkəl Etymology: From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), from Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|he|שֶׁקֶל||shekel|tr=shékel}} Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), {{m|he|שָׁקַל||to weigh|tr=shakál}} שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”), {{der|en|akk|šiqlum|𒂅|tr=šiqlum}} Akkadian 𒂅 (šiqlum) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|shekalim}} shekel (plural shekels or shekalim)
  1. A currency unit of both ancient and modern Israel. Categories (topical): Currencies Categories (place): Israel Translations (currency unit in Israel): σίγλος (síglos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), σίκλος (síklos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), شِيكِل (šekel) [masculine] (Arabic), شِيكِل (šīkil) [masculine] (Arabic), շեկել (šekel) (Armenian), ше́кел (šékel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), xéquel [masculine] (Catalan), 錫克爾 (Chinese Mandarin), 锡克尔 (xíkè'ěr) (Chinese Mandarin), šekel [masculine] (Czech), sjekel [masculine] (Dutch), sekeli (Finnish), shekel [masculine] (French), Schekel [masculine] (German), שֶׁקֶל (shékel) [masculine] (Hebrew), शेकेल (śekel) (Hindi), sékel (Hungarian), seiceal [masculine] (Irish), シェケル (shekeru) (Japanese), 셰켈 (syekel) (Korean), šekelis [masculine] (Latvian), šekelis [masculine] (Lithuanian), hekere (Maori), Ízrel bi-shékʼel ániidí (Navajo), شکل (šekel) (Persian), szekel [masculine] (Polish), shekel [masculine] (Portuguese), ше́кель (šékelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), шекел [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), šekel [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), séquel [masculine] (Spanish), şekel (Turkish), 𐎘𐎖𐎍 (ṯql) (Ugaritic), ше́кель (šékelʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), שעקעל (shekel) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-shekel-en-noun-Lfp0Fzr3 Disambiguation of Currencies: 41 42 17 Disambiguation of Israel: 66 4 30 Disambiguation of 'currency unit in Israel': 75 15 11
  2. (slang) Money. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Currencies
    Sense id: en-shekel-en-noun-J8QT-YIn Disambiguation of Currencies: 41 42 17
  3. (historical) An ancient unit of weight equivalent to one-fiftieth of a mina. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Currencies Translations (ancient unit of weight): 𒅆𒅗𒇻 (šiqalu) [masculine] (Akkadian), σίγλος (síglos) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), ܬܩܠ (t'qēl) [Classical-Syriac, masculine] (Aramaic), תְּקֵל (t'qēl) [masculine] (Aramaic), תִּיקְלָא (tiqlå) [masculine] (Aramaic), սիկղ (sikġ) (Armenian), sicle [masculine] (Catalan), Schekel [masculine] (German), Sekel [masculine] (German), שקל (shekel) [masculine] (Hebrew), siclus [masculine] (Latin), hekere (Maori), սիկղ (sikł) (Old Armenian), 𐤔𐤒𐤋 (šql) [masculine] (Phoenician), sykl [masculine] (Polish), szekel [masculine] (Polish), сикль (siklʹ) [masculine] (Russian), siclo [masculine] (Spanish), 𒂆 (alt: gig̃₄, gin₂ /⁠gig̃⁠/) (Sumerian), sikel [common-gender] (Swedish), 𐎘𐎖𐎍 (ṯql) (Ugaritic)
    Sense id: en-shekel-en-noun-PavmckiT Disambiguation of Currencies: 41 42 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 25 56 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 12 79 Disambiguation of 'ancient unit of weight': 26 0 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sheqel Derived forms: new shekel Related terms: agora, ILS, NIS

Noun [French]

IPA: /ʃe.kɛl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï-shekel.wav Forms: shekels [plural]
Etymology: From Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), from שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”). Etymology templates: {{uder|fr|he|שֶׁקֶל||shekel|tr=shékel}} Hebrew שֶׁקֶל (shékel, “shekel”), {{m|he|שָׁקַל||to weigh|tr=shakál}} שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} shekel m (plural shekels)
  1. shekel (unit of currency) Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Currencies Synonyms: shékel (english: post-1990 spelling)
    Sense id: en-shekel-fr-noun-jECGjSMl Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations

Noun [Portuguese]

Forms: shekels [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|m|#s}} shekel m (plural shekels)
  1. sheqel (currency unit in Israel) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-shekel-pt-noun-4Hi~LQu0 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "1914, The Judge, volume 66",
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          "ref": "1924, James Alban Wilson, Sport and Service in Assam and Elsewhere, page 288",
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      "word": "𐤔𐤒𐤋"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ancient unit of weight",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sykl"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ancient unit of weight",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szekel"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "siklʹ",
      "sense": "ancient unit of weight",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "сикль"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ancient unit of weight",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "siclo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "gig̃₄, gin₂ /⁠gig̃⁠/",
      "code": "sux",
      "lang": "Sumerian",
      "sense": "ancient unit of weight",
      "word": "𒂆"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ancient unit of weight",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sikel"
    },
    {
      "code": "uga",
      "lang": "Ugaritic",
      "roman": "ṯql",
      "sense": "ancient unit of weight",
      "word": "𐎘𐎖𐎍"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shekel"
}

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        "2": "he",
        "3": "שֶׁקֶל",
        "4": "",
        "5": "shekel",
        "tr": "shékel"
      },
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      "name": "uder"
    },
    {
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        "1": "he",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "to weigh",
        "tr": "shakál"
      },
      "expansion": "שָׁקַל (shakál, “to weigh”)",
      "name": "m"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shekels",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "shekel m (plural shekels)",
      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "French 2-syllable words",
        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French lemmas",
        "French masculine nouns",
        "French nouns",
        "French terms derived from Hebrew",
        "French terms spelled with K",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French terms with audio links",
        "French undefined derivations",
        "fr:Currencies"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shekel (unit of currency)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "shekel#English"
        ]
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      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ʃe.kɛl/"
    },
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      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lyoko%C3%AF-shekel.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lyoko%C3%AF-shekel.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lyoko%C3%AF-shekel.wav/LL-Q150_%28fra%29-Lyoko%C3%AF-shekel.wav.ogg",
      "text": "Audio"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "english": "post-1990 spelling",
      "word": "shékel"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shekel"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shekels",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "#s"
      },
      "expansion": "shekel m (plural shekels)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Portuguese countable nouns",
        "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Portuguese lemmas",
        "Portuguese masculine nouns",
        "Portuguese nouns",
        "Portuguese terms spelled with K"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sheqel (currency unit in Israel)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sheqel",
          "sheqel"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "shekel"
}

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