rupiah

Borrowed from Indonesian rupiah, in turn Borrowed from Pali rūpiya (“silver”), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “a silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”). Doublet of rupee and rufiyaa.

rupiah (plural rupiah or rupiahs)

1. The unit of currency in Indonesia.
   • 2020 September 17, Mochamad Andri, “Indonesians caught without a mask forced to dig graves for Covid-19 victims”, in CNN‎^[1]:

     In Cerme, the “three pillars” gives those caught not wearing a mask the option of accepting a fine of 150,000 rupiah ($10) or accepting what the government calls “social punishment,” according to the district’s leader, Suyono.

• Rp (“abbreviation of rupiah”)

• Hapiru

• roepia (1901–1947)

Borrowed from Pali rūpiya (“silver”), in turn borrowed from Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya, “silver, stamped coin”).

• IPA^(key): /ruˈpi.ah/
• Rhymes: -ah
• Hyphenation: ru‧pi‧ah

rupiah

1. rupiah (official currency of Indonesia)

• “rupiah”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

rupiah

1. alternative spelling of rupia