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somoni

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The official currency of Tajikistan, equal to 100 dirams.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Tajik сомонӣ (somoni), after Ismail Samani.

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَامَانِي (sāmānī) — national currency of Tajikistan
  • Chinese Mandarin: 索莫尼 (suǒmòní) — national currency of Tajikistan
  • Kyrgyz: сомони (somoni) — national currency of Tajikistan
  • Persian: سامانی (sâmâni) — national currency of Tajikistan
  • Russian: сомо́ни (somóni) — national currency of Tajikistan
  • Russian: сомони́ (somoní) — national currency of Tajikistan
  • Tajik: сомонӣ (somoni) — national currency of Tajikistan
  • Turkish: somoni — national currency of Tajikistan