rubiya

Iwaidja

Etymology

From Makasar rupia, from Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), variant of रुपया (rupyā), from Urdu رپیا (rupayā), coined by Mughal emperor Sher Shah Suri (1540–45), from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”). Compare with Burarra rrupiya, Dhuwal rrupiya, Maung rrupiya and Tiwi wurrupiya.

Noun

rubiya

  1. money
  2. the rupiah (the official currency of Indonesia)
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