Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

akçe

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: akce
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A silver coin minted during the Ottoman Empire, valued at one-third of a para.

Example Sentences

"Worth the sum of two thousand two hundred akches, this is all a final gift to the said maiden if he fails to marry her within the appointed period of time."
"The corvée is an archaic feature, absent from later statutes, but the notion that 50 akçes was the rate of compensation due for loss of tithes lingered."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آقچه (akça, akçe) (compare Turkish akçe).

Word Breakdown

Root: آقچه

Inflected Forms

akçes (plural) akche (alternative) akcheh (alternative)

Questions

What does akçe mean?: A silver coin minted during the Ottoman Empire, valued at one-third of a para.
Where does akçe come from?: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آقچه (akça, akçe) (compare Turkish akçe).

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