Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

denga

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: den-ga
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An obsolete unit of currency in Russia equal to half a kopek.

Etymology

From Russian деньга (denʹga).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: деньга

Inflected Forms

dengas (plural)

Questions

What does denga mean?: An obsolete unit of currency in Russia equal to half a kopek.
Where does denga come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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