tenge
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English
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
tenge (plural tenges or tenge)
- The basic monetary unit of Kazakhstan; subdivided into tiyin.
Translations
national currency of Kazakhstan
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Kazakh теңге (teñge), from Old Turkic teg (“as, as much as, equal”), teŋ (“equivalent, balanced”), teŋe- (“compare, measure”). Doublet of tanggah.
Pronunciation
Noun
téngé (plural tenge-tenge, first-person possessive tengeku, second-person possessive tengemu, third-person possessive tengenya)
- tenge (national unit of currency of Kazakhstan)
Further reading
- “tenge” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
tenge
Middle English
Noun
tenge
- Alternative form of tenche