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tankah

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variants: or tanka or less commonly tangka
plural tankahs or tankas also tangkas

Definition of tankah

: a formerly used silver coin of India corresponding to the rupee

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First Known Use of tankah

1841, in the meaning defined above

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“Tankah.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tankah. Accessed 25 Jun. 2022.

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