"afghani" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /æfˈɡɑːni/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-afghani.wav [Southern-England] Forms: afghanis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian افغانی (afğānī), derivative of افغان (afğān). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|fa-cls|افغانی|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=afğānī|ts=}} Classical Persian افغانی (afğānī), {{bor+|en|fa-cls|افغانی|tr=afğānī}} Borrowed from Classical Persian افغانی (afğānī), {{m|fa-cls|افغان|tr=afğān}} افغان (afğān) Head templates: {{en-noun}} afghani (plural afghanis)
  1. The monetary currency of Afghanistan, divided into 100 pul. Wikipedia link: Afghan afghani Categories (topical): Currencies Translations (national currency of Afghanistan): أَفْغَانِيّ (ʔafḡāniyy) [masculine] (Arabic), աֆղանի (afġani) (Armenian), əfqani (Azerbaijani), афга́ні (afháni) [masculine] (Belarusian), 阿富汗尼 (āfùhànní) (Chinese Mandarin), افغانی (afğānī) (Dari), afgaani (Finnish), ავღანი (avɣani) (Georgian), αφγάνι (afgáni) (Greek), افغانی (afğâni) (Iranian Persian), afghani [masculine] (Italian), アフガニ (afugani) (Japanese), ауғани (auğani) (Kazakh), 아프가니 (apeugani) (Korean), афгани (afgani) (Kyrgyz), afghani (Malay), افغانۍ (afǧanᶕy) [feminine] (Pashto), afgani [masculine, neuter] (Polish), afegâni [masculine] (Portuguese), afegane [masculine] (Portuguese), афга́ни (afgáni) [masculine] (Russian), afgani [masculine] (Spanish), афғонӣ (afġonī) (Tajik), afgani (Turkish), афга́ні (afháni) [masculine] (Ukrainian), افغانی (afġānī) (Urdu), afgʻoni (Uzbek)

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