cowrie的词源

英文词源

cowrie (n.)

small shell, used as money in parts of Asia, 1660s, from Hindi and Urdu kauri, from Mahrati kavadi, from Sanskrit kaparda, perhaps related to Tamil kotu "shell."

中文词源

cowrie：作为货币用贝壳

来自印度语，贝壳。

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