"ringgit" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹɪŋɡɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ringgit.wav Forms: ringgit [plural], ringgits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋɡɪt Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”). Etymology templates: {{unadapted borrowing|en|ms|ringgit|lit=jagged}} Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”) Head templates: {{en-noun|ringgit|s}} ringgit (plural ringgit or ringgits)
  1. The currency of Malaysia Wikipedia link: ringgit Categories (topical): Currencies Categories (place): Malaysia Translations (currency): رِينْغِيت (rinḡīt) [masculine] (Arabic), رِنْقِت (ringit) [Hijazi-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), ᬭᬶᬗ᭄ᬕᬶᬢ᭄ (ringgit) (Balinese), ringgit (Central Dusun), rigit (Central Melanau), 令吉 (lìngjí) (note: official name in Malaysia, also used in China, Hong Kong, Macao) [Singapore, Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), 林吉特 (línjítè) (note: used in China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan but not Malaysia or Singapore) (Chinese Mandarin), ringgit (Finnish), ringgit [masculine] (French), Ringgit [masculine] (German), रिंगित (riṅgit) (Hindi), रिंग्गित (riṅggit) (Hindi), ringgit (Indonesian), リンギット (ringitto) (Japanese), リンギ (ringi) (Japanese), ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit) (Javanese), រីងហ្គីត (ringgiit) (Khmer), 링깃 (ringgit) (Korean), rigit (Lun Bawang), ريڠݢيت [Jawi] (Malay), ringgit [Rumi] (Malay), ringgit [masculine] (Norwegian), ringgit [masculine] (Portuguese), ringgít (Rohingya), рингги́т (ringgít) [masculine] (Russian), ringgit [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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