akçe
akçe noun: a silver coin minted during the Ottoman Empire, valued at one-third of a para.
Noun
akçe (plural akçes)
- A silver coin minted during the Ottoman Empire, valued at one-third of a para.
- Worth the sum of two thousand two hundred akches, this is all a final gift to the said maiden if he fails to marry her within the appointed period of time.1988, Milorad Pavić, translated by Christina Pribićević-Zorić, Dictionary of the Khazars, Vintage, published 1989, page 209
- The corvée is an archaic feature, absent from later statutes, but the notion that 50 akçes was the rate of compensation due for loss of tithes lingered.2011, Christine Woodhead, editor, The Ottoman World
Forms of akçe
| plural | akçes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | akche |
| alternative form | akcheh |
Origin of akçe
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آقچه (akça, akçe) (compare Turkish akçe).
Questions about akçe
- What does akçe mean?
- Akçe means a silver coin minted during the Ottoman Empire, valued at one-third of a para.
- What part of speech is akçe?
- Akçe is a noun.
- What is the plural of akçe?
- The plural of akçe is akçes.
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