ouguiya

ouguiya

English

Alternative forms

• ougiya

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouguiya, from Arabic أُوقِيَّة‎ (ʾūqiyya), via Classical Syriac and Ancient Greek from Latin uncia (“ounce”). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, oka, and awqiyyah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːˈɡiːjə/

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Noun

ouguiya (plural ouguiyas)

1. The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.

Translations

currency

Arabic: أُوقِيَّة‎ (ʾūqiyya) Chinese: Mandarin: 烏吉亞／乌吉亚 (wūjíyà) French: ouguiya (fr) m Japanese: ウギア (ugia) Portuguese: uguia f Russian: у́гия f (úgija) Spanish: uguiya f

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French

Etymology

From Arabic أُوقِيَّة‎ (ʾūqiyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ɡi.ja/

Noun

ouguiya m (plural ouguiyas)

1. ouguiya (currency of Mauritania)