- qintar
- noun (plural qindarka; also qintars or qindars) Etymology: Albanian Date: circa 1929 — see lek at money table
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Qintar — refers to: * an Albanian unit of currency equal to 1/100 of a Lek * the name used in the Arabic world for the quintal, a unit of mass … Wikipedia
qintar — [kin tär′] n. [Alb, ult. < L centenarius, relating to a hundred: see CENTENARY] a monetary unit of Albania, equal to 1/ 100 of a lek … English World dictionary
qintar — noun a) (plural: qindarka or qintars) An Albanian coin equal to one hundredth of a lek. For all its squalor qintars and qintars of gold dust are traded there. b) (plural: qintars) A unit of measure, which varies in value depending upon the… … Wiktionary
qintar — a traditional Arabic unit of weight, often called the cantar in English. The qintar is the Arabic counterpart of the European quintal (see below). The unit varied in size from market to market and over time. In recent years, the qintar has… … Dictionary of units of measurement
qintar — /kin tahr /, n. a money of account of Albania, the 100th part of a lek. Also, qindar /kin dahr /. [1925 30; < Albanian] * * * … Universalium
qintar — [ kɪntα:] noun (plural same, qintars, or qindarka) a monetary unit of Albania, equal to one hundredth of a lek. Origin from Albanian qindar, from qind hundred … English new terms dictionary
qintar — qin·tar … English syllables
qintar — qin•tar [[t]kɪnˈtɑr[/t]] also qin•dar [[t] ˈdɑr[/t]] n. pl. tars, tar also dars, dar num a monetary unit of Albania, equal to 1/100 of the lek • Etymology: 1925–30 … From formal English to slang
qintar — noun 100 qindarka equal 1 lek in Albania • Syn: ↑qindarka • Hypernyms: ↑Albanian monetary unit • Part Holonyms: ↑lek … Useful english dictionary
List of currency units — A list of currency units, preferably with dates and regions.* Afghani Afghanistan the new Afghani (AFN) is currently used in Afghanistan and has been used since 2003. Before that, the old Afghani (AFA) was used. * Anna India 1/16 of a Rupee *… … Wikipedia
