wurrupiya

Tiwi

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 Maung rrupiya.

Noun

wurrupiya

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