"anna" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈænə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-anna.wav [US] Forms: annas [plural], ana [alternative]
Rhymes: -ænə Etymology: From Hindi अन्न (ann, “food, grain”), आना (ānā), from Sanskrit अन्न (anna). Etymology templates: {{root|en|sa|अद्}}, {{bor|en|hi|अन्न|t=food, grain}} Hindi अन्न (ann, “food, grain”), {{der|en|sa|अन्न}} Sanskrit अन्न (anna) Head templates: {{en-noun}} anna (plural annas)
  1. (historical) A former Indian coin, being a 16th of a rupee. Tags: historical Translations (former unit of Indian currency): ပဲ (pai:) (Burmese), આનો (āno) (Gujarati), आना (ānā) [masculine] (Hindi), അണ (aṇa) (Malayalam), anna [masculine] (Manx), आणा (āṇā) [masculine] (Marathi), aná [masculine] (Portuguese), ਆਨਾ (ānā) [masculine] (Punjabi), આનો (āno) [masculine] (Vaghri)
    Sense id: en-anna-en-noun-886u12GV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Burmese translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Malayalam translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Punjabi translations, Terms with Vaghri translations, Coins, Historical currencies, History of India Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Malayalam translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Manx translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Punjabi translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Vaghri translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Coins: 74 26 Disambiguation of Historical currencies: 91 9 Disambiguation of History of India: 82 18 Disambiguation of 'former unit of Indian currency': 90 10
  2. (India, slang) Money (like "bucks" and "quid"). Tags: India, slang
    Sense id: en-anna-en-noun-L572aQO9 Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: annas in the rupee Coordinate_terms: pie (1, 12 anna), paisa (1, 4 anna), rupee (16 annas)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "code": "my",
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      "word": "ပဲ"
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