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money cowry meaning in Tamil

காசாகப் பயன்படுத்தும் சோழி

money cowry in Tamil: காசாகப் பயன்படுத்தும் சோழி, பலகறை, சோழியன்காசு, உமரிக்காசு. In English, money cowry means a mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta (syn. Cypraea moneta), the shells of which were formerly used as money by populations in Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

Tamil words for money cowry

காசாகப் பயன்படுத்தும் சோழி, பலகறை, சோழியன்காசு, உமரிக்காசு

English meaning of money cowry

  1. noun A mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta (syn. Cypraea moneta), the shells of which were formerly used as money by populations in Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

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Questions about money cowry in Tamil

What is the meaning of money cowry in Tamil?
Money cowry in Tamil is காசாகப் பயன்படுத்தும் சோழி, பலகறை, சோழியன்காசு, உமரிக்காசு.
money cowry என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Money cowry: காசாகப் பயன்படுத்தும் சோழி, பலகறை, சோழியன்காசு, உமரிக்காசு.
What does money cowry mean in English?
Money cowry means a mollusc of the species Monetaria moneta (syn. Cypraea moneta), the shells of which were formerly used as money by populations in Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: money cowry (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: money cowry (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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