In India
In Mithila(India and Nepal), West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram, Orissa, and Assam, the Indian rupee is officially known by names derived from the word टङ्क (ṭaṃka) which means money. Thus, the rupee is called টাকা (ṭaka) in Bengali and Maithili, টকা (tôka) in Assamese, and ଟଙ୍କା (ṭangka) in Oriya. The amount and the word "rupee" is accordingly written on Indian banknotes in several Indian languages including টকা, টাকা.
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