ringgit

== English == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɹɪŋɡɪt/ Rhymes: -ɪŋɡɪt === Noun === ringgit (plural ringgit or ringgits) The currency of Malaysia Synonym: (colloquial) dollar ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === girting == Balinese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Javanese riṅgit (“figure; wayang figure; wayang performance”). Semantic loan from Malay ringgit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /riŋ.ɡɪt/ Rhymes: -iŋɡɪt Hyphenation: ring‧git === Noun === ringgit (Balinese script ᬭᬶᬗ᭄ᬕᬶᬢ᭄) (alus mider) wayang serrations on leaf decoration one of the checki cards with a jagged image Dutch East Indies coin worth IDR 2.50 === Further reading === “ringgit”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]. == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay ringgit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁin.ɡit/ Rhymes: -it === Noun === ringgit m (plural ringgits) ringgit (the currency of Malaysia) === Further reading === “ringgit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Indonesian == === Etymology === Inherited from Malay ringgit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈrɪŋɡɪt̚] Hyphenation: ring‧git === Noun === ringgit (plural ringgit-ringgit) ringgit: The currency of Malaysia (historical) the two-and-a-half silver guilder; two-and-a-half rupiah (literal) notch, serration Synonym: rigi-rigi ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “ringgit”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === ringgit romanization of ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ == Malay == === Alternative forms === hingget (Malaysia, nonstandard) === Etymology === From gerigi (“jagged”), from gigi (“tooth”), referring to the edges of the Spanish dollar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [riŋ.ɡet] Rhymes: -ɡet, -et Hyphenation: ring‧git === Noun === ringgit (Jawi spelling ريڠݢيت) The Malaysian ringgit. The Brunei or Singapore dollar. Synonym: dolar (historical, Indonesia) A currency made from silver worth 2.5 rupiah that was used during the Dutch colonization of Indonesia. Jags found on a jagged wheel (of a fire lighter wheel, etc.). Synonyms: gerigi, rigi-rigi ==== Usage notes ==== 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. ==== Affixations ==== ==== Compounds ==== ==== Descendants ==== Indonesian: ringgit → Arabic: رِينْغِيت (rīnḡīt) → Balinese: ᬭᬶᬗ᭄ᬕᬶᬢ᭄ (ringgit) (semantic loan) → Chinese: 林吉特 (línjítè), 令吉 (lìngjí) → Central Dusun: ringgit → English: ringgit → French: ringgit → German: Ringgit → Hindi: रिंगित (riṅgit) → Japanese: リンギット (ringitto) → Javanese: ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit) (semantic loan) → Khmer: រីងហ្គីត (riinggiit) → Korean: 링깃 (ringgit) → Lun Bawang: rigit → Central Melanau: rigit → Portuguese: ringgit → Russian: рингги́т (ringgít) → Spanish: ringgit → Tagalog: ringgit → Thai: ริงกิต (ring-gìt) → Ukrainian: рингі́т (rynhít) === See also === sen === References === === Further reading === "ringgit" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay ringgit. === Noun === ringgit m (plural ringgits) ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia) === Further reading === “ringgit”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay ringgit. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrinɡit/ [ˈrĩŋ.ɡit̪] Rhymes: -inɡit Syllabification: ring‧git === Noun === ringgit m (plural ringgits) ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia) == Sundanese == === Noun === ringgit or ᮛᮤᮀᮌᮤᮒ᮪ • (ringgit) ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia) (historical, numismatics) Spanish dollar (former currency unit of Spain); piece of eight Synonym: pasmat === References === == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Malay ringgit. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɾiŋɡit/ [ˈɾiŋ.ɡɪt̪̚] Rhymes: -iŋɡit Syllabification: ring‧git === Noun === ringgit (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜅ᜔ᜄᜒᜆ᜔) ringgit (currency)