ouguiya

English

Alternative forms

• ougiya

Etymology

Borrowed from French ouguiya, from Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya), via Classical Syriac and Ancient Greek from Latin uncia (“ounce”). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, oka, and awqiyyah.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːˈɡiːjə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

ouguiya (plural ouguiyas)

1. The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.

Translations

currency

• Arabic: أُوقِيَّة f (ʔūqiyya)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 烏吉亞／乌吉亚 (wūjíyà)

• Esperanto: uguijao
• French: ouguiya (fr) m
• Greek: ουγκίγια f (ougkígia)
• Japanese: ウギア (ugia)
• Korean: 우기야 (ugiya)
• Polish: ugija (pl)
• Portuguese: uguia f
• Russian: у́гия f (úgija)
• Spanish: uguiya f

French

Etymology

From Arabic أُوقِيَّة (ʔūqiyya).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ɡi.ja/

Noun

ouguiya m (plural ouguiyas)

1. ouguiya (currency of Mauritania)