dam

IPA(Pronunciation)

/dæm/

Noun

India historical

Japanese Meaning

インドおよびネパールで使用されていた銅貨の一種で、インドでは1ルピーの1/40の価値、ネパールでは128枚で1モハールの価値に相当する旧式の貨幣。

What is this buttons?

She discovered a rare copper dam from the Mughal period in a dusty box at the flea market.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女は蚤の市で埃をかぶった箱の中から、ムガル時代の希少な古いインドの銅貨（1ルピーの40分の1に相当）を発見した。

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Sense（1）

(India) An obsolete Indian copper coin, equal to a fortieth of a rupee.

[…] A small Indian coin; whence comes the saying "I don't care a dam for you," that is I don't value you a farthing, and not as generally given, "I don't care a damn" or a "curse for you." [Possibly a folk etymology.]

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Sense（2）

A former coin of Nepal, 128 of which were worth one mohar.

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