aksha

noun

ak·​sha

variants or aksa

ˈäk-shä 

plural aksha or aksa

: the basic monetary unit of Tannu Tuva before it was annexed by the U.S.S.R. in 1944

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Tuvan akša, literally, "money"; akin to or borrowed from a widespread word for "money" or "coin" in modern Turkic languages (as Kazakh aqša, Kyrgyz & Tatar akča, Turkish akça, akçe) from ak "white" + -ča, diminutive and attenuating suffix

First Known Use

1964, in the meaning defined above

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