The story
- Hindi · borrowed fromकौड़ी
- English todaycowrie
Mid-17th century, borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī).
Words from the same roots
Hindiकौड़ी all →
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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cowrie
Today it means: A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell. Full definition →
Hindi कौड़ी