lupiya

Tausug

Etymology

From Pali rūpiya (“silver”), from Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya, “silver, stamped coin”). Cognate with Indonesian rupiah, Malay rupiah

Noun

lupiya

1. A fifty centavo piece
2. A half peso.

   Siyukatan sila duwa ngaibu lupiya .

   They were required to give two thousand half pesos.