lira
/ˈlɪəɹə/
lira noun: the basic unit of currency in Turkey. Also the alternative form of lyra.
Noun (1)
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lira
- A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
Noun (4)
IPA/ˈlaɪɹə/
lira (plural lirae)
- Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
Proper noun capitalized: Lira
Lira
- A surname from Spanish.
- Gonzalo Lira, a 55-year-old Chilean American who was imprisoned in Ukraine after allegedly spreading Russian propaganda then violating his bail conditions, has died in a Ukrainian jail. […] Lira baselessly branded Ukraine's leader a "cokehead," and described the Russian operation as "one of the...2024 January 13, James Bickerton, “Who Is Gonzalo Lira? Pro-Putin American Expat Dies in Ukrainian Jail”, in Newsweek, archived from the original on 28 Aug 2024
Also used as
lira is also the alternative form of lyra.
lira meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
lira in Hindi
- basic unit of currency in Turkey
- लीरा līrā
lira in Tamil
- லிரா, லீரா
lira in Marathi
- लिरा, लीरा
lira in Urdu
- basic unit of currency in Turkey
- لِیرَہ līra
More languagesFewer languages
- lira in Bengali
- লিরা lira
- lira in Telugu
- లిరా, లీరా
- lira in Malayalam
- ലിറ, ലീറ, ലിറാ
- lira in Kannada
- ಲಿರಾ, ಲೀರಾ
- lira in Punjabi
- ਲੀਰਾ, ਲਿਰਾ
- lira in Gujarati
- લીરા, લિરા
- lira in Odia
- ଲିରା, ଲୀରା
- lira in Nepali
- लिरा, लीरा
- lira in Arabic
- لِيرَة līra, لِيرَة f or لَيْرَة līra, لِيرَا līrā
- lira in Malay
- lira
- lira in Indonesian
- lira
- lira in Thai
- ลีรา
Forms of lira
| plural | lire |
|---|---|
| plural | lira |
| plural | liras |
| plural | lirot |
| plural | liroth |
| plural | lirae |
Origin of lira
From Italian lira, from Latin lībra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic لِيرَة (līra), Maltese lira, Greek λίρα (líra), and Hebrew לִירָה (“lirá”), all of which are originally from the Italian). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.
From Ukrainian ліра (lira), ultimately related to the Byzantine lyra (Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)). Doublet of Lyra, lyra, and lyre.
From Latin līra (“furrow”).
Words that rhyme with lira
Questions about lira
- What does lira mean?
- Lira means the basic unit of currency in Turkey.
- What is lira in Hindi?
- Lira in Hindi is लीरा (līrā). See Lira meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is lira?
- Lira can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce lira?
- Lira is pronounced /ˈlɪəɹə/.
- What is the plural of lira?
- The plural of lira is lire.
Words near lira in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: lira (page history and authors); Lira (page history and authors); lira (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lira (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lira (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lira (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lira (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lira (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lira (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lira (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); lira (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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