Tugrik

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT, ₮; formerly subdivided into 100 möngö.
  2. 2
    the basic unit of money in Mongolia wordnet

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian ту́грик (túgrik), from Mongolian ᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ (tögörig), a semantic loan of Chinese 圓 /圆 (yuán, “circle, round; dollar, silver coin; yuan”).

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