drachma
English
/ˈdɹæk.mə/
noun
Definitions
- The currency of Greece in ancient times and again from 1832 until 2001, with the symbol ₯, since replaced by the euro.
- A coin worth one drachma.
- An Ancient Greek weight of about 66.5 grains, or 4.3 grams.
- A later Greek weight equal to a gram.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin drachma derived from Ancient Greek δραχμή (a handful, unit of weight, a drachma).
Origin
Ancient Greek
δραχμή
Gloss
a handful, unit of weight, a drachma
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- drachma Latin
- dragma Latin
- dracma Italian
- dracma Spanish, Castilian
- δραχμή Ancient Greek
- dracma Portuguese
- drakme Norwegian Nynorsk
- द्रम्म Sanskrit
- द्रम्म, দ্ৰম্ম Sanskrit
- دِرْهَم Arabic
- drame Old French
- draĥmo Esperanto
- drahma Serbo-Croatian
- dracma Catalan, Valencian
- dracma Galician
- درهم Persian
- δραχμή Greek (modern)
- 𐌳𐍂𐌰𐌺𐌼𐌰 Gothic
- 𐭦𐭥𐭦𐭭 Middle Persian