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ringgit

English

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”).

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ringgit (plural ringgit or ringgits)

  1. The currency of Malaysia
    Synonym: (colloquial) dollar
    • 2009 January 20, Jennifer Pinkowski, “Growing Taste for Reef Fish Sends Their Numbers Sinking”, in The New York Times‎[2], A. G. Sulzberger, →ISSN, →OCLC:
      […] Malays at the famous Night Market speak with awe about the Chinese tourists who spend “a thousand ringgits a week just eating fish.”

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Before 1993, the ringgit was represented by the dollar sign ($ or M$), reflecting its pre-1975 English name "Malaysian dollar". From 1993 onwards, the abbreviation "RM" (ringgit Malaysia, "Malaysian ringgit") is used to represent the currency.

In spite of these historical changes, in colloquial speech, "dollar" is still used to refer to Malaysian ringgit.

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Balinese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Javanese riṅgit (“figure; wayang figure; wayang performance”). Semantic loan from Malay ringgit.

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ringgit (Balinese script ᬭᬶᬗ᭄ᬕᬶᬢ᭄)

  1. (alus mider) wayang
  2. serrations on leaf decoration
  3. one of the checki cards with a jagged image
  4. Dutch East Indies coin worth IDR 2.50

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  • “ringgit”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

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    Borrowed from Malay ringgit.

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    ringgit m (plural ringgits)

    1. ringgit (the currency of Malaysia)

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    Indonesian

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    Inherited from Malay ringgit.

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    • IPA(key): [ˈrɪŋɡɪt̚]
    • Hyphenation: ring‧git

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    ringgit (plural ringgit-ringgit)

    1. ringgit: The currency of Malaysia
    2. (historical) the two-and-a-half silver guilder; two-and-a-half rupiah
    3. (literal) notch, serration
      Synonym: rigi-rigi

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    ringgit

    1. romanization of ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀

    Malay

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    Etymology

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    From gerigi (“jagged”), from gigi (“tooth”), referring to the edges of the Spanish dollar.[1]

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    ringgit (Jawi spelling ريڠݢيت)

    1. The Malaysian ringgit.
    2. The Brunei or Singapore dollar.
      Synonym: dolar
    3. (historical, Indonesia) A currency made from silver worth 2.5 rupiah that was used during the Dutch colonization of Indonesia.
    4. Jags found on a jagged wheel (of a fire lighter wheel, etc.).
      Synonyms: gerigi, rigi-rigi

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    Before 1993, the ringgit was represented by the dollar sign ($ or M$), reflecting its pre-1975 English name "Malaysian dollar". From 1993 onwards, the abbreviation "RM" (ringgit Malaysia) is used to represent the currency.

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    References

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    1. ^ Eong Sim Ewe (1974), “Ringgit”, in Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society‎[1], volume 47, number 1 (225), pages 58–65

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    Portuguese

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    Borrowed from Malay ringgit.

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    ringgit m (plural ringgits)

    1. ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)

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    Spanish

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    Borrowed from Malay ringgit.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈrinɡit/ [ˈrĩŋ.ɡit̪]
    • Rhymes: -inɡit
    • Syllabification: ring‧git

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    ringgit m (plural ringgits)

    1. ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)

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    ringgit or ᮛᮤᮀᮌᮤᮒ᮪ • (ringgit)

    1. ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)
    2. (historical, numismatics) Spanish dollar (former currency unit of Spain); piece of eight[1]
      Synonym: pasmat

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    1. ^ "Ringgit" in 'Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek', S. Coolsma, A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij, 2nd print (1913), page 522.

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    Borrowed from Malay ringgit.

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    ringgit (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔)

    1. ringgit (currency)
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