ringgit

Etymology

From Malay ringgit (“jagged”).

Noun

ringgit (plural ringgit or ringgits)

1. The currency of Malaysia
   • 2009, January 20, “Jennifer Pinkowski”, in Growing Taste for Reef Fish Sends Their Numbers Sinking‎:

     […] Malays at the famous Night Market speak with awe about the Chinese tourists who spend “a thousand ringgits a week just eating fish.”

Anagrams

• girting

Noun

ringgit m (plural ringgits)

1. ringgit (the currency of Malaysia)

Further reading

• “ringgit” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /riŋɡet/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /riŋɡɪt/
• Rhymes: -iŋɡet, -ɡet, -et

Adjective

ringgit

1. jagged

Noun

ringgit

1. ringgit (currency)
2. The Brunei or Singapore dollar

See also

• sen

Noun

ringgit m (plural ringgits)

1. ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)

Noun

ringgit m (plural ringgits)

1. ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)