ringgit

English

Etymology

From Malay ringgit (“jagged”).

Noun

ringgit (plural ringgit or ringgits)

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.”

Translations

currency

Arabic: رِينْغِيت‎ m (rinḡīt)
Central Dusun: ringgit
Central Melanau: rigit
Chinese:
Mandarin: 令吉 (zh) (lìngjí) (official name in Malaysia, also used in China, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, and Taiwan), 林吉特 (línjítè) (used in China, Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan but not Malaysia or Singapore)
French: ringgit (fr) m
German: Ringgit m
Hindi: रिंगित (riṅgit), रिंग्गित (riṅggit)
Japanese: リンギット (ja) (ringitto), リンギ (ringi)
Khmer: រីងហ្គីត (ringgiit)

Korean: 링깃 (ring-git)
Lun Bawang: rigit
Malay:
Jawi: ريڠݢيت‎

Rumi: ringgit
Norwegian: ringgit m
Portuguese: ringgit m
Russian: рингги́т (ru) m (ringgít)
Spanish: ringgit (es) m

Anagrams

girting

French

Noun

ringgit m (plural ringgits)

ringgit (the currency of Malaysia)

Further reading

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

Malay

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ringgit

jagged

Noun

ringgit

ringgit (currency)
The Brunei or Singapore dollar

See also

sen

Portuguese

Noun

ringgit m (plural ringgits)

ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)

Spanish

Noun

ringgit m (plural ringgits)

ringgit (currency unit of Malaysia)

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