gold mohur
Look at other dictionaries:
gold mohur tree — noun Etymology: by folk etymology from gulmohur : royal poinciana … Useful english dictionary
Mohur — Gold mohur redirects here. For the hotel in Aden, see Gold Mohur Hotel. For the city in Iran, see Mohr, Fars. A Mohur is a gold coin that was formerly minted by several governments including British India (including the princely states), the… … Wikipedia
Mohur — Mo hur, n. [Hind., fr. Per. muhur, muhr, a gold coin, a seal, seal ring.] A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver rupees, or $7.21 (in 1913). Malcom. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mohur — [mō′hər] n. [Hindi muhur, muhr < Pers muhr, a seal, akin to Sans mudrā, a seal] a former gold coin of India, equal to 15 rupees … English World dictionary
mohur — ˈmōhə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Hindi muhur, muhr gold coin, seal, from Persian muhr; akin to Sanskrit mudrā seal, sign, token 1. : an old gold coin of the Moguls that circulated in India from the 16th century 2. : a gold coin of British India… … Useful english dictionary
mohur — /moh heuhr/, n. any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India. [1690 1700; earlier muhr < Urdu < Pers: seal, gold coin; akin to Skt… … Universalium
mohur — noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu muhr gold coin, seal, from Persian, from Middle Persian; akin to Sanskrit mudrā seal Date: 1690 a former gold coin of India and Persia equal to 15 rupees … New Collegiate Dictionary
mohur — noun a) a Persian gold coin b) a gold coin of British India whose value was fifteen rupees … Wiktionary
mohur — mo•hur [[t]ˈmoʊ hər[/t]] n. num a gold coin of British India • Etymology: 1690–1700; earlier muhr < Urdu < Pers: seal, gold coin; akin to Skt mudrā … From formal English to slang
mohur — n. gold coin worth 15 rupees … Dictionary of difficult words
