pa'angan.

Brit.

/pəˈɑːŋə/,

/ˈpɑːŋə/, U.S.

/pəˈɑŋə/,

/ˈpɑŋə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, pa'angas.

Forms: 1900s– paanga, 1900s– pa'anga.

Origin: A borrowing from Tongan. Etymon: Tongan pa'anga.

Etymology: < Tongan pa'anga.

The principal monetary unit of Tonga, introduced in 1967 and consisting of 100 seniti.

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pa'anga1966

1966 Times 21 May 8 Tonga has decided against calling its new decimal currency unit the dollar because the native word, ‘tola’, also means a pig's snout, the soft end of a coconut, or, in vulgar language, a mouth. The new unit, to be introduced next year, will be called ‘pa'anga’, which has only two alternative meanings—a coin-shaped seed and, not surprisingly, money.

1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 July e11 Of the nations who have recently cooperated, Tonga brought out a rectangular 1 pa'anga piece, and India issued four coins, of which one was diamond-shaped.

1991 Pacific Rev. 4 242 Akilisi Pohiva..and Viliami Fukofuka were each reported by the Times of Tonga to have returned about 12,000 pa'anga (US$1 = 1.3007 pa'anga in November 1990) to the Treasury.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paanga
释义	pa'angan. Brit. /pəˈɑːŋə/, /ˈpɑːŋə/, U.S. /pəˈɑŋə/, /ˈpɑŋə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, pa'angas. Forms: 1900s– paanga, 1900s– pa'anga. Origin: A borrowing from Tongan. Etymon: Tongan pa'anga. Etymology: < Tongan pa'anga. The principal monetary unit of Tonga, introduced in 1967 and consisting of 100 seniti. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > standards and values of currencies > [noun] > specific monetary units or units of account > specific Tongan pa'anga1966 1966 Times 21 May 8 Tonga has decided against calling its new decimal currency unit the dollar because the native word, ‘tola’, also means a pig's snout, the soft end of a coconut, or, in vulgar language, a mouth. The new unit, to be introduced next year, will be called ‘pa'anga’, which has only two alternative meanings—a coin-shaped seed and, not surprisingly, money. 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 24 July e11 Of the nations who have recently cooperated, Tonga brought out a rectangular 1 pa'anga piece, and India issued four coins, of which one was diamond-shaped. 1991 Pacific Rev. 4 242 Akilisi Pohiva..and Viliami Fukofuka were each reported by the Times of Tonga to have returned about 12,000 pa'anga (US$1 = 1.3007 pa'anga in November 1990) to the Treasury. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1966
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