name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
shilling
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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General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /ˈʃɪlɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɪlɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: SH IH1 L IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A coin formerly used in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta, Australia, New Zealand and many other Commonwealth countries worth twelve old pence, or one twentieth of a pound sterling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
Meaning 3
The currency of Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda.
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noun
Meaning 4
A currency in the United States, differing in value between states.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
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noun
Meaning 5
The Spanish real, formerly having the value of one eighth of a dollar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, historical
Qualifier: New York and some other states
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noun
Meaning 6
Alternative form of schilling, a coin formerly used in Germany and German states, worth twelve pfennig.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, historical
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noun
Meaning 7
Alternative form of skilling, a coin formerly used in Denmark, Norway or Sweden, worth twelve penning.
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Usage: alt-of, alternative, historical
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verb
Meaning 8
present participle and gerund of shill
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 9
an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: coin
noun
Meaning 10
a former monetary unit in Great Britain
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: British shilling, bob
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Broader terms: British monetary unit
noun
Meaning 11
the basic unit of money in Kenya; equal to 100 cents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Kenyan shilling
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Broader terms: Kenyan monetary unit
noun
Meaning 12
the basic unit of money in Somalia; equal to 100 cents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Somalian shilling
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Broader terms: Somalian monetary unit
noun
Meaning 13
the basic unit of money in Tanzania; equal to 100 cents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Tanzanian shilling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Tanzanian monetary unit
noun
Meaning 14
the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Ugandan shilling
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Ugandan monetary unit
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-der. Proto-Germanic *skiljaną Proto-Indo-European *-lósder. Proto-Germanic *-ilaz Proto-Indo-European *-n̥kwo-der.? Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Germanic *-īnaz Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz ? Proto-Germanic *-ingaz Proto-Germanic *-ilingaz Proto-Germanic *skillingaz Old English sċilling Middle English schilling English shilling From Middle English schilling, shilling, from Old English sċilling, from Proto-Germanic *skillingaz, equivalent to skill + -ing. Doublet of scalding and schilling. Compare typologically Russian рубль (rublʹ) (akin to руби́ть (rubítʹ)), полти́на (poltína), полти́нник (poltínnik) (akin to Proto-Slavic *tęti).
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: sjieling — former coin
- Asturian: xelín — former coin
- Bulgarian: шилинг (šiling) — former coin
- Catalan: xíling — former coin
- Chinese Mandarin: 先令 (xiānlìng) — former coin
- Cornish: sols — former coin
- Czech: šilink — former coin
- Dutch: schelling — former coin
- Esperanto: ŝilingo — former coin
- Finnish: šillinki — former coin
- French: shilling — former coin
- French: chelin — former coin
- Georgian: შილინგი (šilingi) — former coin
- German: Schilling — former coin
- Greek: σελίνι (selíni) — former coin
- Hindi: शिलिंग (śiliṅg) — former coin
- Irish: scilling — former coin
- Italian: scellino — former coin
- Japanese: シリング (shiringu) — former coin
- Korean: 실링 (silling) — former coin
- Malay: syiling — former coin
- Māori: heringi — former coin
- Norman: ch'lîn — former coin
- Polish: szyling — former coin
- Portuguese: xelim — former coin
- Romanian: șiling — former coin
- Russian: ши́ллинг (šílling) — former coin
- Scots: shillin — former coin
- Scottish Gaelic: tastan — former coin
- Spanish: chelín — former coin
- Sranan Tongo: sren — former coin
- Ottoman Turkish: شیلین (şilin) — former coin
- Welsh: swllt — former coin
- Afrikaans: sjieling — currency
- Arabic: شِلِّن (šillin) — currency
- Asturian: xelín — currency
- Bulgarian: шилинг (šiling) — currency
- Catalan: xíling — currency
- Chinese Mandarin: 先令 (xiānlìng) — currency
- Dutch: shilling — currency
- Esperanto: ŝilingo — currency
- Finnish: šillinki — currency
- French: shilling — currency
- Georgian: შილინგი (šilingi) — currency
- German: Schilling — currency
- Irish: scilling — currency
- Italian: scellino — currency
- Japanese: シリング (shiringu) — currency
- Kazakh: шиллинг (şilliñ) — currency
- Korean: 실링 (silling) — currency
- Malay: syiling — currency
- Māori: heringi — currency
- Polish: szyling — currency
- Portuguese: xelim — currency
- Romanian: șiling — currency
- Russian: ши́ллинг (šílling) — currency
- Somali: shilin — currency
- Spanish: chelín — currency
- Swahili: shilingi — currency
- Welsh: swllt — currency
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