ngultrum

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/əŋˈɡʌltrəm/

noun

The official currency of Bhutan, equal to 100 chetrums.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

nounngultrum (plural ngultrums)

plural ngultrums

  1. The official currency of Bhutan, equal to 100 chetrums.

Origin

  1. dzདངུལ་ཀྲམ
  2. dzདངུལ་ཀྲམ
  3. Englishngultrum

Borrowed from Dzongkha དངུལ་ཀྲམ (dngul kram).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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