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Kazakh
Etymology
From Old Turkic teg (“as, as much as, equal”), teŋ (“equivalent, balanced”), teŋe- (“compare, measure”). Cognate with Turkish denge; see also Bashkir тәңкә (təñkə).
Noun
теңге • (teñge)
- tenge (national unit of currency of Kazakhstan)
See also
Kyrgyz
Noun
теңге • (teŋge) (Arabic spelling تەڭگە)
- tenge (national unit of currency of Kazakhstan)