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語源

A contraction of Nigeria, coined by Federal Commissioner for Finance Obafemi Awolowo.

名詞

naira (plural nairas or naira)

1. The official currency of Nigeria. Equal to 100 kobo. (The naira replaced the pound in 1973.)

   Alternative form: ₦ (symbol)

   • 2009 January 7, Mike Oboh, “Nigerian bikers wear fruit shells to avoid helmet law”, in Reuters‎:

     "We will not tolerate this. We gave them enough time to purchase helmets. Six months ago the price of helmets was below 800 naira so complaints about non-availability and high prices are no excuse," he told Reuters.

   • 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 37:

     ‘Five naira for one small cup. The big one is ten naira.’

アナグラム

• -arian, Arian, Iraan, Raina, Riaan, aiRNA, airan, airna