name
Meaning 1
A surname from Spanish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
lira
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlɪəɹə/
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rhymes with -ɪəɹə
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/ˈlaɪɹə/
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homophone: lyra
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homophone: Lyra
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CMU ARPABET: L IH1 R AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The basic unit of currency in Turkey.
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noun
Meaning 3
The currency of Lebanon (also pound), Syria (also pound), Jordan (also dinar)
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noun
Meaning 4
The former currency of Italy, Malta, San Marino, Cyprus and the Vatican City, superseded by the euro
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noun
Meaning 5
The former currency of Israel, superseded by the sheqel.
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noun
Meaning 6
A Ukrainian folk musical instrument similar to the hurdy-gurdy.
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noun
Meaning 7
Any of a set of fine ridges on the shells of some molluscs
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noun
Meaning 8
Alternative form of lyra.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
Meaning 9
formerly the basic unit of money in Italy; equal to 100 centesimi
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Italian lira
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Italian monetary unit
noun
Meaning 10
the basic unit of money in Turkey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Turkish lira
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Broader terms: Turkish monetary unit
noun
Meaning 11
the basic unit of money on Malta; equal to 100 cents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Maltese lira
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Broader terms: Maltese monetary unit
History
Etymology
From Italian lira, from Latin lībra (partly via Turkish lira, Arabic لِيرَة (līra), Maltese lira, Greek λίρα (líra), and Hebrew לִירָה (“lirá”), all of which are originally from the Italian). Doublet of arratel, libbra, Libra, libra, litra, litre, livre, and rottol.
From Ukrainian ліра (lira), ultimately related to the Byzantine lyra (Ancient Greek λύρα (lúra)). Doublet of Lyra, lyra, and lyre.
From Latin līra (“furrow”).
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: lirë — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Arabic: لِيرَة (līra) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Armenian: լիրա (lira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Asturian: llira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Azerbaijani: lirə — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Belarusian: лі́ра (líra) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Bengali: লিরা (lira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Bulgarian: ли́ра (líra) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Catalan: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Chinese Mandarin: 里拉 (lǐlā) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Chinese Mandarin: 土耳其里拉 (Tǔ'ěrqí lǐlā) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Czech: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Dutch: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Dutch: lire — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Esperanto: liro — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Estonian: liir — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Faroese: liri — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Finnish: liira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- French: livre — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Galician: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Georgian: ლირა (lira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Greek: λίρα (líra) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Hindi: लीरा (līrā) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Ido: liro — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Indonesian: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Italian: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Japanese: リラ (rira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Kazakh: лира (lira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Korean: 리라 (rira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Northern Kurdish: lîre — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Northern Kurdish: lîra — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Kyrgyz: лира (lira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Latvian: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Lithuanian: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Macedonian: лира (lira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Malay: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Maltese: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Māori: rira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Mongolian: лир (lir) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Iranian Persian: لیرِه (lire) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Polish: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Portuguese: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Romanian: liră — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Russian: ли́ра (líra) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Serbo-Croatian: ли̑ра — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Serbo-Croatian: lȋra — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Slovak: líra — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Slovene: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Spanish: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Tajik: лира (lira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Tatar: лира (lira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Thai: ลีรา — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Turkish: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Turkish: Türk lirası — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Turkish: ₺ — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Turkish: TRY — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Turkmen: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Ukrainian: лі́ра (líra) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Urdu: لِیرَہ (līra) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Uyghur: لىرا (lira) — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Uzbek: lira — basic unit of currency in Turkey
- Arabic: لِيرَة f or لَيْرَة (līra) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Arabic: لِيرَا (līrā) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Asturian: llira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Belarusian: лі́ра (líra) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Bulgarian: ли́ра (líra) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Catalan: lira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Chinese Mandarin: 里拉 (lǐlā) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Czech: lira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Dutch: lire — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Faroese: liri — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Finnish: liira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- French: livre — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- French: lire — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Galician: lira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- German: Lira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Greek: λίρα (líra) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Hebrew: לִירָה (líra) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Italian: lira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Japanese: リラ (rira) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Korean: 리라 (rira) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Malay: lira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Maltese: lira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Mongolian: лир (lir) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Iranian Persian: لیرِه (lire) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Polish: lir — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Portuguese: lira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Romanian: liră — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Russian: ли́ра (líra) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Spanish: lira — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Turkish: liret — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.
- Ukrainian: лі́ра (líra) — currency of Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, former currency of Italy, etc.