# rin

Pronunciation: US say "RIN" /ɹɪn/; UK

## Noun

1. A Japanese coin worth one-thousandth of a yen, now withdrawn from circulation.
   - Simple: A small Japanese coin worth one thousandth of a yen, no longer used today.
   - _Collectors still trade the occasional rin at coin fairs, prized for its rarity._
   - _A handful of rin jingled in the merchant's pouch beside heavier coins._

## Verb

2. To run; to move at speed on foot, as used in some regional dialects. *(dialectal)*
   - Simple: To move quickly on foot, faster than walking.
   - _The dogs rin down the glen whenever the gate is left open._
   - _She told the lad to rin home before dark._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — From Middle English rinnen, from Old English rinnan ("to run"), which comes from Proto-Germanic *rinnaną ("to run"); related to run.
**Meaning 1** — Borrowed from Japanese 厘 (rin).

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/rin (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).