Meanings
nounringgit (plural ringgit or ringgits)
plural ringgits
- The currency of Malaysia
[…] Malays at the famous Night Market speak with awe about the Chinese tourists who spend “a thousand ringgits a week just eating fish.”
2009 January 20, Jennifer Pinkowski, “Growing Taste for Reef Fish Sends Their Numbers Sinking”, in The New York Times, A. G. Sulzberger, →ISSN, →OCLCSynonyms: dollar
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe currency of Malaysia
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Origin
Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رِينْغِيت
- رِينْغِيت (rinḡīt)currency
Chinese Mandarin 令吉, 林吉特
- 令吉 (lìngjí)currency
- 林吉特 (línjítè)currency
- 塊 /块 (kuài)currency
Finnish ringgit
- ringgitcurrency
French ringgit
- ringgitcurrency
German Ringgit
- Ringgitcurrency
Hindi रिंगित
- रिंगित (riṅgit)currency
Indonesian ringgit
- ringgitcurrency
Japanese リンギット, リンギ
- リンギット (ringitto)currency
- リンギ (ringi)currency
Korean 링깃
- 링깃 (ringgit)currency
Malay ريڠݢيت, ringgit
- ريڠݢيتcurrency
- ringgitcurrency
Norwegian ringgit
- ringgitcurrency
Portuguese ringgit
- ringgitcurrency
Russian рингги́т
- рингги́т (ringgít)currency
Spanish ringgit
- ringgitcurrency
Thai ริงกิต
- ริงกิต (ring-gìt)currency
Ukrainian рингі́т
- рингі́т (rynhít)currency
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with ringgit
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
ringgit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringgit
MLA
“ringgit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringgit. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ringgit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ringgit.
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