chetrum

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noun

A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bhutanese ngultrum

Origindz ཕྱེད་ཏམ →
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Meanings

nounchetrum (plural chetrums or chhertum)

plural chetrums · plural chhertum · alternative chhertum

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bhutanese ngultrum

Origin

  1. dzཕྱེད་ཏམ
  2. dzཕྱེད་ཏམ
  3. Englishchetrum

Borrowed from Dzongkha ཕྱེད་ཏམ (phyed tam).

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Cite this entry
APA

chetrum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chetrum

MLA

“chetrum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chetrum. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chetrum,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chetrum.

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