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mohur
[ moh-her ]
/ ˈmoʊ hər /
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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.
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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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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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