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tugrik

tug·rik

uncommon

noun

1.

the basic unit of money in Mongolia

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Origin

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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