Definition
The act of making coins or stamping metal to create money.
Etymology
From Middle English 'coinen,' derived from Old French 'coiner,' which came from Latin 'cuneus' meaning 'wedge.' The wedge-shaped stamp was used to press designs into metal to form coins.
Kelly Says
Medieval mints used actual hammered wedges to stamp coins—it was incredibly inefficient and dangerous work. The similarity between 'wedge' and 'coining' reminds us that money-making was literally about physical compression and force.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደሚገባ
en-de-mi-geba
ARالعربية
الزاوية
al-zawiyya
CSČeština
zapuštění
za-pu-ste-ni
DADansk
indsættelse
in-dæts-tel-se
DEDeutsch
Einwinkeln
eye-n-vink-eln
ELΕλληνικά
τοποθέτηση
to-po-the-tee
ESEspañol
encojinamiento
en-ko-i-nyam-en-toh
FISuomi
liitäminen
li-i-ta-mi-nen
FRFrançais
coinage
kwah-nazh
HIहिन्दी
कोण बनाना
kon banaana
HUMagyar
beillesztés
be-yes-tes
IDBahasa Indonesia
menempel
men-peh-mel
ITItaliano
inclinazione
in-klee-na-zee-oh-neh
JA日本語
くさびを入れる
kusabi wo ireru
KO한국어
각도를 맞추다
gak-do-reul mat-chu-da
MSBahasa Melayu
masukkan
ma-suk-kan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြုလုပ်
pyu lo-p
NLNederlands
inpassen
in-pas-sen
NONorsk
innfesting
in-n-festing
PLPolski
wpasowanie
v-pa-so-va-nee
PTPortuguês
encoignar
en-koy-nyahr
RORomână
așezare
a-she-za-reh
RUРусский
углубление
oo-gloo-ble-nee-yeh
SVSvenska
inpassning
in-pass-ning
SWKiswahili
kuunganisha
koo-gan-ee-sha
TAதமிழ்
இணைப்பு
i-nai-ppu
TEతెలుగు
సమన్వయం
sa-man-vayam
TLTL
pag-iisa
pa-gee-i-sa
TRTürkçe
birleştirme
bir-leesh-meh
UKУкраїнська
встановлення
v-stan-ov-len-nya
VITiếng Việt
cài đặt
kai dat