Standard Lemma guide

cedi

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsiːdiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːdi
  • homophone: seedy

1

name

Meaning 1

Alternative form of Chedi (“ancient Indian kingdom”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical, plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the basic unit of money in Ghana

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

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Broader terms: Ghanian monetary unit

History

Etymology

Ultimately from Fante Akan sedi (“cowrie shell”).

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Adangme: sidi — the currency of Ghana
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塞地 (sàidì) — the currency of Ghana
  • French: cedi — the currency of Ghana
  • French: cédi — the currency of Ghana
  • Polish: cedi — the currency of Ghana
  • Russian: се́ди (sédi) — the currency of Ghana