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Kurus (other)
Kurus may refer to: * Kuruş, the Turkish currency * Kuru (kingdom), the Indian kingdom * Kūruš, Persian form of the name of Cyrus the Great Cyrus II of Persia ( ; 530 BC), commonly known as Cyrus the Great, was the founder of the Achaemenid Empire. Achaemenid dynasty (i. The clan and dynasty) Hailing from Persis, he brought the Achaemenid dynasty to power by defeating the Media ... See also * Kuru (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuruş
Kuruş ( ; ), also gurush, ersh, gersh, grush, grosha, and grosi, are all names for currency denominations in and around the territories formerly part of the Ottoman Empire. The variation in the name stems from the different languages it is used in (Arabic, Amharic, Turkish and Greek) and the different transcriptions into the Latin alphabet. In European languages, the kuruş was known as the piastre. Today the kuruş (.') is a Turkish currency subunit, with one Turkish lira equal to 100 kuruş as of the 2005 revaluation of the lira. Until the 1844 subdivision of the former Ottoman gold lira, the kuruş was the standard unit of currency within the Ottoman Empire, and was subdivided into 40 '' para'' or 120 '' akçe''. Name The Turkish word ''kuruş'' (, ''kurûş''); , ; plural , ) is derived from the French '' gros'' ("heavy"), which itself is derived from the Latin ''grossus'' ("thick"). It is cognate with the German ''Groschen'' and Hungarian ''garas''. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
