mohur

[ moh-her ]

/ ˈmoʊ hər /

noun

any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.

Origin of mohur

1690–1700; earlier muhr<Urdu <Persian: seal, gold coin; akin to Sanskrit mudrā

Words nearby mohur

Moholy-Nagy, Mohorovičić discontinuity, Mohr's circle, Mohs scale, mohua, mohur, mohwa, M.O.I., moidore, moiety, moil

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Example sentences from the Web for mohur

No animals of game were seen, except a solitary hare; but there were marks of the foot of the mohur, or large gazelle.
Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson
The half is called the Mohur, and is the common silver currency in the country.
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal|Fancis Buchanan Hamilton
The coin called a Mohur varies in its rate of exchange, but is commonly worth 34 Paisahs.
An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal|Fancis Buchanan Hamilton

British Dictionary definitions for mohur

mohur

/ (ˈməʊhə) /

noun

a former Indian gold coin worth 15 rupees

Word Origin for mohur

C17: from Hindi

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单词	mohur
释义	mohur [ moh-her ] / ˈmoʊ hər / noun any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India. Origin of mohur 1690–1700; earlier muhr<Urdu <Persian: seal, gold coin; akin to Sanskrit mudrā Words nearby mohur Moholy-Nagy, Mohorovičić discontinuity, Mohr's circle, Mohs scale, mohua, mohur, mohwa, M.O.I., moidore, moiety, moil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mohur No animals of game were seen, except a solitary hare; but there were marks of the foot of the mohur, or large gazelle. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2\|James Richardson The half is called the Mohur, and is the common silver currency in the country. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal\|Fancis Buchanan Hamilton The coin called a Mohur varies in its rate of exchange, but is commonly worth 34 Paisahs. An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal\|Fancis Buchanan Hamilton British Dictionary definitions for mohur mohur / (ˈməʊhə) / noun a former Indian gold coin worth 15 rupees Word Origin for mohur C17: from Hindi Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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