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ringgit

English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”).

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Noun

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ringgit (plural ringgit or ringgits)

  1. The currency of Malaysia
    • 2009 January 20, Jennifer Pinkowski, “Growing Taste for Reef Fish Sends Their Numbers Sinking”, in The New York Times‎[2], A. G. Sulzberger, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      […] Malays at the famous Night Market speak with awe about the Chinese tourists who spend “a thousand ringgits a week just eating fish.”

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Balinese

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ringgit

  1. Romanization of ᬭᬶᬗ᭄ᬕᬶᬢ᭄

French

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ringgit m (plural ringgits)

  1. ringgit (the currency of Malaysia)

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay ringgit.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈrɪŋɡɪt̚]
  • Hyphenation: ring‧git

Noun

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ringgit (first-person possessive ringgitku, second-person possessive ringgitmu, third-person possessive ringgitnya)

  1. ringgit: The currency of Malaysia.
  2. (historical) the two-and-a-half silver guilder; two-and-a-half rupiah.

Noun

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ringgit (first-person possessive ringgitku, second-person possessive ringgitmu, third-person possessive ringgitnya)

  1. notch, serration.
    Synonym: rigi-rigi

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Javanese

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ringgit

  1. Romanization of ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀

Malay

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Etymology

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From gerigi (“jagged”), from gigi (“tooth”), referring to the edges of the Spanish dollar.[1]

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ringgit (Jawi spelling ريڠݢيت)

  1. jagged

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ringgit (Jawi spelling ريڠݢيت, plural ringgit-ringgit, informal 1st possessive ringgitku, 2nd possessive ringgitmu, 3rd possessive ringgitnya)

  1. ringgit (currency)
  2. The Brunei or Singapore dollar

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References

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  1. ^ Eong Sim Ewe (1974) “Ringgit”, in Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society‎[1], volume 47, number 1 (225), pages 58–65

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Portuguese

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Noun

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ringgit m (plural ringgits)

  1. ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)

Spanish

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ringgit m (plural ringgits)

  1. ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)

Sundanese

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ringgit or ᮛᮤᮀᮌᮤᮒ᮪ • (ringgit)

  1. ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)
  2. (historical, numismatics) Spanish dollar (former currency unit of Spain); piece of eight[1]
    Synonym: pasmat

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  1. ^ "Ringgit" in 'Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek', S. Coolsma, A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij, 2nd print (1913), page 522.

Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Malay ringgit.

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ringgit (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

  1. ringgit (currency)
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