asarfi

noun

asar·​fi

variants or asarphi

ˈä-sər-(ˌ)fē 

or ashrafi or ashraphi

ˈä-shrə-(ˌ)fē 

plural asarfis or asarphis or ashrafis or ashraphis

: any of several gold coins of Nepal distinguished by weight and having no denomination

Word History

First Known Use

1790, in the meaning defined above

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