rrupiya

Burarra

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 Dhuwal rrupiya, Iwaidja rubiya, Maung rrupiya and Tiwi wurrupiya.

Noun

rrupiya

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

Dhuwal

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, Iwaidja rubiya, Maung rrupiya and Tiwi wurrupiya.

Noun

rrupiya

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

Maung

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, Iwaidja rubiya and Tiwi wurrupiya.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɾupija/

Noun

rrupiya class 1

  1. money
    Synonym: kalannyun

References

  • Ruth Singer; Warruwi Community (2021), “rrupiya”, in Mawng to English Dictionary, Aboriginal Studies Press, →ISBN
  • Heather Hewett; Anne Dineen; David Stainsby; Robin Field (2013), “rrupiya”, in Maung-English Interactive Dictionary[1], Australian Society for Indigenous Languages
  • Evans, Nicholas (1992), “Macassan loanwords in top end languages”, in Australian Journal of Linguistics, volume 12, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 45–91