ngween.

Brit.

/(ə)ŋˈɡweɪ/, U.S.

/(ə)ŋˈɡweɪ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Chewa. Etymon: Chewa ngwee.

Etymology: < Chewa ngwee, literally ‘bright’.

A monetary unit of Zambia, introduced in 1968 and equivalent to one-hundredth of a kwacha.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > African coins

Morisk1525

tickey1868

ngwee1966

Kruger rand1967

likuta1967

sengi1967

zaire1967

naira1972

lilangeni1974

birr1976

kwanza1977

loti1979

sente1980

1966 Guardian 10 Mar. 12/4 Zambia..is to go over, by January 1968, to a decimal currency based on the kwacha (worth 10s of the present pound), divided into 100 ngwee.

1969 Reporter (Nairobi) 16 May 12/4 Zambia's white farmers..appear fairly satisfied with the 38 ngwee per pound average.

1985 Daily Tel. 16 Aug. 9/8 Costa Rican colones, Maldives lari and Zambian ngwee, to name small change in but three of 67 currencies.

2003 Africa News (Nexis) 17 Mar. ‘When I came into office, I noticed that Zambia had become a tea cart for the person, where one takes 15 ngwee when he feels like it,’ President Mwanawasa said.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	ngwee
释义	ngween. Brit. /(ə)ŋˈɡweɪ/, U.S. /(ə)ŋˈɡweɪ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Chewa. Etymon: Chewa ngwee. Etymology: < Chewa ngwee, literally ‘bright’. A monetary unit of Zambia, introduced in 1968 and equivalent to one-hundredth of a kwacha. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > African coins Morisk1525 tickey1868 ngwee1966 Kruger rand1967 likuta1967 sengi1967 zaire1967 naira1972 lilangeni1974 birr1976 kwanza1977 loti1979 sente1980 1966 Guardian 10 Mar. 12/4 Zambia..is to go over, by January 1968, to a decimal currency based on the kwacha (worth 10s of the present pound), divided into 100 ngwee. 1969 Reporter (Nairobi) 16 May 12/4 Zambia's white farmers..appear fairly satisfied with the 38 ngwee per pound average. 1985 Daily Tel. 16 Aug. 9/8 Costa Rican colones, Maldives lari and Zambian ngwee, to name small change in but three of 67 currencies. 2003 Africa News (Nexis) 17 Mar. ‘When I came into office, I noticed that Zambia had become a tea cart for the person, where one takes 15 ngwee when he feels like it,’ President Mwanawasa said. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1966
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