ouguiya
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Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French ouguiya, from Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), via Classical Syriac and Ancient Greek from Latin uncia (“ounce”). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, oka, and awqiyyah.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /uːˈɡiːjə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun[edit]
ouguiya (plural ouguiyas)
- The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.
Translations[edit]
currency
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ouguiya m (plural ouguiyas)
- ouguiya (currency of Mauritania)
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