ngultrumn.

Brit.

/(ə)ŋˈɡʊltrəm/,

/(ə)ŋˈɡuːtrəm/, U.S.

/(ə)ŋˈɡultr(ə)m/

Inflections: Plural ngultrums, unchanged.

Forms: 1900s– ngultrum, 1900s– 'ngütram.

Origin: A borrowing from Dzongkha. Etymons: Dzongkha ngultrum, dn̂ul-kram.

Etymology: < Dzongkha ngultrum, 'ngütram, romanized forms of dn̂ul-kram < dn̂ul silver, money + -kram bit, unit ( < bkram to scatter).The form ngultrum is an ad hoc romanization of the Dzongkha word that appears on the currency itself; the official Bhutanese transcription is 'ngütram. The spelling in the indigenous dBu-can or 'Ucen script can be transliterated dngul-kram or dn̂ul-kram.

The principal monetary unit of Bhutan, introduced in 1974 and consisting of 100 chetrums. Cf. chetrum n.

ΚΠ

1974 Asian Recorder 25 June–1 July 12066/1 Currency notes in Ngultrum (Bhutanese currency) in one, five and ten denomination and stamps were issued to mark the occasion.

1985 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 Nov. b12/1 The winners will be licensed to link their corporate logos wherever there is a consumer with a few spare pesos, pounds, rubles, dollars or ngultrums (the currency of Bhutan—but they also accept Indian rupees).

1993 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 14 Feb. 23 The voluminous costume was carefully folded for me as I counted out 580 ngultrums.

1998 G. van Driem & K. Tschering Dzongkha 317 Won't you sell it for eight 'ngütram a kilo?

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ngultrum
释义	ngultrumn. Brit. /(ə)ŋˈɡʊltrəm/, /(ə)ŋˈɡuːtrəm/, U.S. /(ə)ŋˈɡultr(ə)m/ Inflections: Plural ngultrums, unchanged. Forms: 1900s– ngultrum, 1900s– 'ngütram. Origin: A borrowing from Dzongkha. Etymons: Dzongkha ngultrum, dn̂ul-kram. Etymology: < Dzongkha ngultrum, 'ngütram, romanized forms of dn̂ul-kram < dn̂ul silver, money + -kram bit, unit ( < bkram to scatter).The form ngultrum is an ad hoc romanization of the Dzongkha word that appears on the currency itself; the official Bhutanese transcription is 'ngütram. The spelling in the indigenous dBu-can or 'Ucen script can be transliterated dngul-kram or dn̂ul-kram. The principal monetary unit of Bhutan, introduced in 1974 and consisting of 100 chetrums. Cf. chetrum n. ΚΠ 1974 Asian Recorder 25 June–1 July 12066/1 Currency notes in Ngultrum (Bhutanese currency) in one, five and ten denomination and stamps were issued to mark the occasion. 1985 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 27 Nov. b12/1 The winners will be licensed to link their corporate logos wherever there is a consumer with a few spare pesos, pounds, rubles, dollars or ngultrums (the currency of Bhutan—but they also accept Indian rupees). 1993 Sunday Tel. (Nexis) 14 Feb. 23 The voluminous costume was carefully folded for me as I counted out 580 ngultrums. 1998 G. van Driem & K. Tschering Dzongkha 317 Won't you sell it for eight 'ngütram a kilo? This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1974
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