fanam

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fanam

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From Malayalam പണം (paṇaṁ).

noun fanams · fanham · fanom · panam

  1. historical A former currency in southern India. The Carwar factory chief replied that the effects had realized 13,146 rupees 1 fanam and 12 budgerooks; that Harvey had left a will dated the 8th April, 1708, and that therefore nothing had been paid to Mrs. Chown.

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noun former Indian currency

Françaisfanon, fanons

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@misc{fanam_2026,
  title = {fanam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fanam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}