makutan.

Brit.

/məˈkuːtə/, U.S.

/məˈkudə/

Inflections: Plural makuta, (rare) makutas.

Origin: A borrowing from a Bantu language.

Etymology: < a form in a Bantu language of the Congo region, e.g. Lingala makútá < ma- , plural class prefix + -kútá (see likuta n.). Compare earlier macute n.

= likuta n.Makuta is the standard plural form of likuta, but is sometimes erroneously used as a singular.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > other specific African

macute1704

pesewa1963

leone1964

cedi1965

kwacha1966

likuta1967

makuta1967

sengi1967

zaire1967

tambala1969

kobo1972

naira1972

lilangeni1974

birr1976

thebe1976

lwei1977

maloti1977

loti1979

metical1980

sente1980

1967 N.Y. Times 25 June 2/4 The zaire, the equivalent of 1,000 former Congo francs, the biggest new unit, is made up of 100 makuta, which in turn are each made up of 100 sengi.

1973 Encycl. Brit. VI. 319/1 One makuta is divided into 100 sengi.

1990 Sunday Times (Nexis) 15 Apr. The zaire is made up of 100 makutas... It is not possible to pre-purchase currency; exporting it is illegal.

1991 D. Russell Food Supply & State vii. 278 The cloth cost 3 makuta..and he sold each garment for 1 likuta.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	makuta
释义	makutan. Brit. /məˈkuːtə/, U.S. /məˈkudə/ Inflections: Plural makuta, (rare) makutas. Origin: A borrowing from a Bantu language. Etymology: < a form in a Bantu language of the Congo region, e.g. Lingala makútá < ma- , plural class prefix + -kútá (see likuta n.). Compare earlier macute n. = likuta n.Makuta is the standard plural form of likuta, but is sometimes erroneously used as a singular. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > other specific African macute1704 pesewa1963 leone1964 cedi1965 kwacha1966 likuta1967 makuta1967 sengi1967 zaire1967 tambala1969 kobo1972 naira1972 lilangeni1974 birr1976 thebe1976 lwei1977 maloti1977 loti1979 metical1980 sente1980 1967 N.Y. Times 25 June 2/4 The zaire, the equivalent of 1,000 former Congo francs, the biggest new unit, is made up of 100 makuta, which in turn are each made up of 100 sengi. 1973 Encycl. Brit. VI. 319/1 One makuta is divided into 100 sengi. 1990 Sunday Times (Nexis) 15 Apr. The zaire is made up of 100 makutas... It is not possible to pre-purchase currency; exporting it is illegal. 1991 D. Russell Food Supply & State vii. 278 The cloth cost 3 makuta..and he sold each garment for 1 likuta. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1967
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