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tangka

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tang⋅ka

[tuhng-kah]
–noun
tanga.

tan⋅ga

[tuhng-gah]
–noun
1. either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
2. a former coin of Portuguese India, equal to the 10th part of a rupee.
3. a former silver coin of Tibet of varying weight and fineness.
Also, tangka.


Origin:
1590–1600; < Hindi taṅgā
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