tugrik

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noun

The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT, ₮; formerly subdivided into 100 möngö.

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OriginRussian ту́грик ← Mongolian ᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ ← Chinese 圓 /圆 →
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Meanings

nountugrik (plural tugriks)

plural tugriks · alternative tögrög · alternative togrog · alternative togruk · alternative tugrug · alternative tughrik · alternative tugric · alternative tugrog

  1. The Mongolian unit of currency; abbreviated MNT, ₮; formerly subdivided into 100 möngö.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe basic unit of money in Mongolia

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tughrik
Broader
Mongolian monetary unit

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Chinese圓 /圆“circle, round; dollar, silver coin; yuan”
  2. Mongolianᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ
  3. Russianту́грик
  4. Englishtugrik

Borrowed from Russian ту́грик (túgrik), from Mongolian ᠲᠥᠭᠥᠷᠢᠭ (tögörig), a semantic loan of Chinese 圓 /圆 (yuán, “circle, round; dollar, silver coin; yuan”).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 圖格里克 /图格里克
  • 圖格里克 /图格里克 (túgélǐkè)the Mongolian unit of currency
Esperanto tugriko
  • tugrikothe Mongolian unit of currency
Finnish tugrug, tugrik
  • tugrugthe Mongolian unit of currency
  • tugrikthe Mongolian unit of currency
  • togrogthe Mongolian unit of currency
French tugrik
  • tugrikthe Mongolian unit of currency
German Tögrög
  • Tögrögthe Mongolian unit of currency
Japanese トゥグルグ
  • トゥグルグ (tugurugu)the Mongolian unit of currency
Korean 투그릭
  • 투그릭 (tugeurik)the Mongolian unit of currency
Polish tugrik
  • tugrikthe Mongolian unit of currency
Russian ту́грик
  • ту́грик (túgrik)the Mongolian unit of currency
Cite this entry
APA

tugrik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tugrik

MLA

“tugrik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tugrik. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tugrik,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tugrik.

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