tanga

The tanga was a former monetary unit, equivalent to 1/100th of a Tajikistan ruble. The word's origins trace back to Persian, likely meaning "gold or copper coin, cash." It may have been borrowed through Pashto, which also had a word for a copper coin, ultimately possibly stemming from a Sanskrit term for a unit of weight or a coin. This etymon, referring to a unit of currency or weight, is found across various languages in southwest, central, and south Asia. The term "tanga" is also associated with an old, debased silver coin from Tibet, and can refer to a unit of currency or weight.12