mohur

[ moh-her ]

noun

1. any of various gold coins of India, introduced in the 16th century by various Mogul princes and later used by the British as the standard gold coin of India.

mohur

/ ˈməʊhə /

noun

1. a former Indian gold coin worth 15 rupees

Word History and Origins

Origin of mohur¹

1690–1700; earlier muhr < Urdu < Persian: seal, gold coin; akin to Sanskrit mudrā

Word History and Origins

Origin of mohur¹

C17: from Hindi

Example Sentences

The tender budding of our new year, the periwinkles and the jasmine, the soft, scented champak blossom, had yielded place to the fierce flowering jacaranda and gold mohur, before Ira’s time came for giving birth.

From Literature

The first known bombing conducted by al-Qaida occurred on Dec. 29, 1992, when terrorists detonated a bomb in the Gold Mohur Hotel in Aden, Yemen.

From US News

He had wanted to murder some US marines, targeting the Mövenpick and the nearby Gold Mohur hotel, but the two bombs instead killed one Austrian tourist and one local.

From The Guardian

Meanwhile, in the port city of Aden, witnesses on the Gold Mohur beach said that on Wednesday a masked group of armed men led six men in orange jumpsuits with their hands tied behind their backs on to a boat that was subsequently blown up.

From The Guardian

Meanwhile, in the port city of Aden, witnesses on the Gold Mohur beach said a masked group of armed men led six men in orange jumpsuits with their hands tied behind their backs onto a boat on Wednesday.

From US News