para

English

/ˈpɑːɹə/, /ˈpɑːɹə/, /ˈpæɹə/, /ˈpæɹə/, /ˈpæɹə/, /ˈpæɹə/

noun
Definitions
  • (historical) A former subunit of currency in several countries in the Ottoman/Turkish and Yugoslav regions.

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian pàra derived from Ottoman Turkish پاره (money) derived from Persian پاره (portion, money).

Origin

Persian

پاره

Gloss

portion, money

Concept
Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Classifier

Kanji

金

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms