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rouble

/ˈɹuːbəl/ROO-buhl
/ˈɹubəl/ROO-buhl

Meaningto chop

Common meaning: the money unit of Russia

Journey through time

  1. Russianrubit‘to cut’source
  2. Russianruble‘a rouble’source
  3. Early English spellingrubblesource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsto cut → the money unit of Russiarouble‘the money unit of Russia’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Russian rubit ‘to chop’.

Roots

  • rubit Russian “to chop”

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