Definition
The plural of drachma, an ancient Greek unit of money or weight, used in Greece for many centuries.
Etymology
From Greek 'drachme,' meaning a handful or a fistful, because a drachma originally weighed about as much as a handful of grain—a practical way to measure early currency.
Kelly Says
The drachma connects weight and money in a literal way; ancient people used the same systems for measuring grain and coins because early money was literally just metals by weight.
Translations
CACatalà
dracmes
drah-mes
CSČeština
drachmy
drah-m-y
DADansk
drachmer
drah-mer
DEDeutsch
Drachmen
drah-men
ELΕλληνικά
δραχμές
drah-mehs
ESEspañol
dracmas
drah-mas
FISuomi
drachmia
drah-mee-a
FRFrançais
drachmes
drakh-m
HIहिन्दी
ड्राचमे
drah-may
IDBahasa Indonesia
drachma
drah-ma
ITItaliano
drachme
drah-meh
MSBahasa Melayu
drachma
drah-ma
NLNederlands
drachmen
drah-men
NONorsk
drachmer
drah-mer
PLPolski
drachmy
drah-m-ee
PTPortuguês
dracmas
drah-mas
RUРусский
драхмы
drah-m-y
SVSvenska
drachmer
drah-mer
SWKiswahili
drachma
drah-ma
TAதமிழ்
திராக்ம
thira-gam
TEతెలుగు
ద్రాక్షమ
drah-ksham
TRTürkçe
drakmalar
drah-m-lahr
UKУкраїнська
драхми
drah-mee
VITiếng Việt
drachma
drah-ma