chuckram

noun

chuck·​ram ˈchə-krəm 

variants or chakram or chuckrum or less commonly chacram

plural -s

1

: a very small silver coin issued by the princely state of Travancore from the 18th to the early 20th centuries

2

: the value of one chuckram : a unit of value equivalent to ¹/₃₂ of a rupee or ¹/₄ of a fanam

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