Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gursh]
- /gɜrʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [gursh]
- /gɜrʃ/
Definitions of girsh word
- noun girsh qirsh. 1
- noun plural girsh a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, the 20th part of a riyal. 1
- noun plural girsh a former coin and fractional monetary unit of several Middle Eastern and North African countries. 1
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Origin of girsh
First appearance:
before 1910 One of the 15% newest English words
Borrowed into English from Arabic around 1910-15
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Girsh
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
girsh popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.