kyat

[ kyaht, kee-aht ]

/ kyɑt, kiˈɑt /

noun

a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Burma (Myanmar), equal to 100 pyas.

Nearby words

ky., kyack, kyak, kyanite, kyanize, kyat, kyathos, kybo, kybosh, kyd, kyd, thomas

Origin of kyat

1950–55; < Burmese cyat (written kyap)

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British Dictionary definitions for kyat

kyat

/ (kɪˈɑːt) /

noun

the standard monetary unit of Myanmar, divided into 100 pyas

Word Origin for kyat

from Burmese

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