English Explanatory Dictionary

manat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The basic unit of currency for Azerbaijan; symbol ₼; subdivided into 100 qapik.
  2. The basic unit of currency for Turkmenistan; subdivided into 100 tennesi.
name
  1. A pre-Islamic Arabian goddess.

Pronunciation

/mæˈnæt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manat.wav /mɑˈnɑt/ /məˈ-/

Word forms

manat manats

Etymology

Borrowed from Azerbaijani manat and Turkmen manat, both from Russian моне́та (monéta), from Polish moneta, from Latin monēta. Doublet of money and mint.

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