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adhio

noun
\ ˈä-ˌdē-ˌō How to pronounce adhio (audio) \
plural adhio

Definition of adhio

: a large coin that has a circular hole in its center and that was minted for use in the Indian state of Kutch from 1943 to 1946

First Known Use of adhio

1990, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for adhio

borrowed from Kachchhi (Indo-Aryan speech of Kutch) ādhio “half of a kori,” cognate with Sindhi ādhio “half of a split date, half a rupee,” derivative of ādho “half,” going back to *ārdhiya-, derivative of Sanskrit ārdha-, variant, in compounds, of ardhaḥ “part, side, half”; akin to Avestan arəƍa- “half,” both from an Indo-Iranian etymon probably going back to an Indo-European base h1erdh-, whence Lithuanian ardyti “to pull down, dismantle, demolish,” erdvus “spacious, roomy, loose,” erdvė “space”

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