Shilling in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “shilling” in Hindi is ब्रिटिष का सिक्का, pronounced briTiSh ka sikka — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-der.
Proto-Germanic *skiljaną
Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.
Proto-Germanic *-ilaz
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
?
Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz
Proto-Germanic *skillingaz
Old English sċilling
Middle English schilling
English shilling
From Middle English schilling, shilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, equivalent to skill + -ing. Doublet of scalding and schilling.
Compare typologically Russian рубль (rublʹ) (akin to руби́ть (rubítʹ)), полти́на (poltína), полти́нник (poltínnik) (akin to Proto-Slavic *tęti).
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Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-der.
Proto-Germanic *skiljaną
Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.
Proto-Germanic *-ilaz
Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kʷo-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Germanic *-īnaz
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
?
Proto-Germanic *-ingaz
Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz
Proto-Germanic *skillingaz
Old English sċilling
Middle English schilling
English shilling
From Middle English schilling, shilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, equivalent to skill + -ing. Doublet of scalding and schilling.
Compare typologically Russian рубль (rublʹ) (akin to руби́ть (rubítʹ)), полти́на (poltína), полти́нник (poltínnik) (akin to Proto-Slavic *tęti).
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