abazi

noun

aba·​zi ə-ˈbä-zē 

variants or less commonly abbasi

ə-ˈbä-sē 

plural abazi or abazis also abbasi or abbasis

: an 18th and early 19th century monetary unit used in the Caucasus region that is now the Republic of Georgia

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Georgian abazi, borrowed from Persian ʽabbāsī abassi

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

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