Standard Lemma guide

ringgit

noun · 2 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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  • /ˈɹɪŋɡɪt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪŋɡɪt
  • CMU ARPABET: R IH1 NG IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The currency of Malaysia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dollar

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the basic unit of money in Malaysia; equal to 100 sen

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Malaysian monetary unit

History

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رِينْغِيت (rinḡīt) — currency
  • Arabic: رِنْقِت (ringit) — currency
  • Balinese: ringgit — currency
  • Chinese Mandarin: 令吉 (lìngjí) — currency
  • Chinese Mandarin: 林吉特 (línjítè) — currency
  • Chinese Mandarin: 塊 /块 (kuài) — currency
  • Central Dusun: ringgit — currency
  • Finnish: ringgit — currency
  • French: ringgit — currency
  • German: Ringgit — currency
  • Hindi: रिंगित (riṅgit) — currency
  • Indonesian: ringgit — currency
  • Japanese: リンギット (ringitto) — currency
  • Japanese: リンギ (ringi) — currency
  • Javanese: ꦫꦶꦁꦒꦶꦠ꧀ (ringgit) — currency
  • Khmer: រីងហ្គីត (ringgiit) — currency
  • Korean: 링깃 (ringgit) — currency
  • Lun Bawang: rigit — currency
  • Malay: ريڠݢيت — currency
  • Malay: ringgit — currency
  • Central Melanau: rigit — currency
  • Norwegian: ringgit — currency
  • Portuguese: ringgit — currency
  • Rohingya: ringgít — currency
  • Russian: рингги́т (ringgít) — currency
  • Spanish: ringgit — currency
  • Thai: ริงกิต (ring-gìt) — currency
  • Ukrainian: рингіт (rynhit) — currency