cowry

English

Alternative forms

cowrie

Etymology

From Hindi कौड़ी f (kauṛī)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaʊɹi/
Rhymes: -aʊɹi

Noun

cowry (plural cowries)

Any of the marine molluscs of the genus Cypraea.
The money cowry, Cypraea moneta.

Translations

any mollusc of the genus Cypraea

Arabic: ودع‎ (ar)
Bengali: কড়ি (bn) (kôṛi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 寶貝 (zh), 宝贝 (zh) (bǎobèi)
Czech: kauri
Dutch: kauri
Erzya: ёлдарав (joldarav)
Finnish: posliinikotilo
French: cauri (fr) m, porcelaine (fr) f
German: Kaurischnecke f, Kaurimuschel (de) f
Hindi: कौड़ी f (kauṛī)
Irish: fínicín
Italian: ciprea f
Japanese: タカラガイ (takaragai), 宝貝 (takaragai)

Kannada: ಕವಡೆ (kn) (kavaḍe)
Norwegian: kauriskjell
Nynorsk: kauri
Oriya: କଉଡ଼ି (or) (kôuṛi)
Polish: kauri (pl)
Portuguese: búzio (pt) m
Punjabi: ਕੌਡੀ (kauḍī)
Romanian: dioc
Russian: ка́ури (ru) m or n (káuri)
Spanish: cauri m
Swahili: kauri
Swedish: kaurisnäckor
Tamil: சோகி (ta) (cōki)
Waray-Waray: buskay

Cypraea moneta

Dutch: geldkauri
Finnish: kaurikotilo (fi)

French: cauri (fr) m
Romanian: ghioc (ro)

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