rupia

See also: rúpia and rúpía

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːpi.ə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -uːpiə

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ῥυπία (rhupía), from ῥύπος (rhúpos, “filth”).

Noun

rupia (plural rupias)

1. (pathology) An ulcer due to syphilis.

Derived terms

• rupial

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

rupia (plural rupias)

1. (historical) The former currencies of Italian Somaliland and Portuguese India.

See also

• rupee
• rupiah

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ruˈpi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ruˈpi.a]

Noun

rupia f (plural rupies)

1. rupee (currency)

Further reading

• “rupia” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “rupia”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “rupia” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrupiɑ/, [ˈrupiɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -upiɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ru‧pia

Etymology 1

From Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), रुपया (rupyā) and/or Urdu رپیا (rupyā), from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”).

Noun

rupia

1. rupee
2. rupia

Declension

Inflection of rupia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		rupia	rupiat
genitive		rupian	rupioiden rupioitten
partitive		rupiaa	rupioita
illative		rupiaan	rupioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rupia	rupiat
accusative	nom.	rupia	rupiat
	gen.	rupian
genitive		rupian	rupioiden rupioitten rupiain rare
partitive		rupiaa	rupioita
inessive		rupiassa	rupioissa
elative		rupiasta	rupioista
illative		rupiaan	rupioihin
adessive		rupialla	rupioilla
ablative		rupialta	rupioilta
allative		rupialle	rupioille
essive		rupiana	rupioina
translative		rupiaksi	rupioiksi
abessive		rupiatta	rupioitta
instructive		—	rupioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rupia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rupiani rupiani accusative nom. rupiani rupiani gen. rupiani genitive rupiani rupioideni rupioitteni rupiaini rare partitive rupiaani rupioitani inessive rupiassani rupioissani elative rupiastani rupioistani illative rupiaani rupioihini adessive rupiallani rupioillani ablative rupialtani rupioiltani allative rupialleni rupioilleni essive rupianani rupioinani translative rupiakseni rupioikseni abessive rupiattani rupioittani instructive — — comitative — rupioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rupiasi rupiasi accusative nom. rupiasi rupiasi gen. rupiasi genitive rupiasi rupioidesi rupioittesi rupiaisi rare partitive rupiaasi rupioitasi inessive rupiassasi rupioissasi elative rupiastasi rupioistasi illative rupiaasi rupioihisi adessive rupiallasi rupioillasi ablative rupialtasi rupioiltasi allative rupiallesi rupioillesi essive rupianasi rupioinasi translative rupiaksesi rupioiksesi abessive rupiattasi rupioittasi instructive — — comitative — rupioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rupiamme rupiamme accusative nom. rupiamme rupiamme gen. rupiamme genitive rupiamme rupioidemme rupioittemme rupiaimme rare partitive rupiaamme rupioitamme inessive rupiassamme rupioissamme elative rupiastamme rupioistamme illative rupiaamme rupioihimme adessive rupiallamme rupioillamme ablative rupialtamme rupioiltamme allative rupiallemme rupioillemme essive rupianamme rupioinamme translative rupiaksemme rupioiksemme abessive rupiattamme rupioittamme instructive — — comitative — rupioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rupianne rupianne accusative nom. rupianne rupianne gen. rupianne genitive rupianne rupioidenne rupioittenne rupiainne rare partitive rupiaanne rupioitanne inessive rupiassanne rupioissanne elative rupiastanne rupioistanne illative rupiaanne rupioihinne adessive rupiallanne rupioillanne ablative rupialtanne rupioiltanne allative rupiallenne rupioillenne essive rupiananne rupioinanne translative rupiaksenne rupioiksenne abessive rupiattanne rupioittanne instructive — — comitative — rupioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rupiansa rupiansa accusative nom. rupiansa rupiansa gen. rupiansa genitive rupiansa rupioidensa rupioittensa rupiainsa rare partitive rupiaansa rupioitaan rupioitansa inessive rupiassaan rupiassansa rupioissaan rupioissansa elative rupiastaan rupiastansa rupioistaan rupioistansa illative rupiaansa rupioihinsa adessive rupiallaan rupiallansa rupioillaan rupioillansa ablative rupialtaan rupialtansa rupioiltaan rupioiltansa allative rupialleen rupiallensa rupioilleen rupioillensa essive rupianaan rupianansa rupioinaan rupioinansa translative rupiakseen rupiaksensa rupioikseen rupioiksensa abessive rupiattaan rupiattansa rupioittaan rupioittansa instructive — — comitative — rupioineen rupioinensa

Further reading

• “rupia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Noun

rupia

1. partitive plural of rupi
2. (dialectal) partitive singular of rupi

Synonyms

• (singular, standard) rupea (noun form)

Etymology 3

Verb

rupia

1. (dialectal) present active indicative connegative of ruveta
2. (dialectal) second-person singular present imperative of ruveta
3. (dialectal) second-person singular present active imperative connegative of ruveta

Synonyms

• (standard) rupea (verb form)

Anagrams

• apuri, pirua

Italian

Etymology 1

From Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), variant of रुपया (rupyā)/Urdu رپیا (rupyā), from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ia

• IPA^(key): /ruˈpi.a/
• Rhymes: -ia
• Hyphenation: ru‧pì‧a

Noun

rupia f (plural rupie)

1. rupia, rupee (currency)

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ῥύπος (rhúpos, “dirt, filth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.pja/
• Rhymes: -upja
• Hyphenation: rù‧pia

Noun

rupia f (plural rupie)

1. (pathology) a kind of ulcer

Makasar

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruˈpia/, [ru.ˈpʰi.a]
• Hyphenation: ru‧pi‧a

Noun

rupia (Lontara spelling ᨑᨘᨄᨗᨕ)

1. The guilder (before 1950)

   Sibatu rupia tassampulo uang anggaʼna.

   A guilder worth ten doits.

   Sibatu rupia mata-uang.

   A silver guilder.

2. The rupiah (the official currency of Indonesia)

   Ballinna anjo bajua sibilanngang saʼbu rupia.

   The price of the clothes is one hundred thousand rupiah.

   Limassaʼbu rupia doeʼna.

   The money is five thousand rupiah.

Descendants

• Burarra: rrupiya
• Dhuwal: rrupiya
• Iwaidja: rubiya
• Maung: rrupiya
• Tiwi: wurrupiya

Further reading

• A. A. Cense (2024) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek‎^[2], Brill, →DOI

Portuguese

Etymology

From Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā), variant of रुपया (rupyā).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈpi.ɐ/ [huˈpi.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈpi.ɐ/ [huˈpi.ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈpi.ɐ/ [χuˈpi.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈpi.a/ [huˈpi.a]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈpi.ɐ/

Noun

rupia f (plural rupias)

1. rupee (currency unit used in India, Pakistan and other countries)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrupja/ [ˈru.pja]
• Rhymes: -upja
• Syllabification: ru‧pia

Noun

rupia f (plural rupias)

1. any of several current and historical currencies, including the rupee, rupiah, and rupia

Further reading

• “rupia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi रुपीया (rupīyā).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

rupia class IX (plural rupia class X)

1. The rupee, an Indian unit of currency formerly used in East Africa.