kran

noun

ˈkrän

variants or qiran

plural krans or qirans

: the basic monetary unit of Persia from 1826 to 1932

also : a silver coin representing one kran

Word History

Etymology

Persian qrān

First Known Use

1857, in the meaning defined above

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