Punjabi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Punjabi ਰੁਪਾ (rupā), from Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya). Doublet of ਰੁਪਈਆ (rupaīā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ਰੁੱਪਾ (ruppām (Shahmukhi spelling رُپّا)

  1. silver

Declension

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Declension of ਰੁੱਪਾ
dir. sg. ਰੁੱਪਾ (ruppā)
dir. pl. ਰੁੱਪੇ (ruppe)
singular plural
direct ਰੁੱਪਾ (ruppā) ਰੁੱਪੇ (ruppe)
oblique ਰੁੱਪੇ (ruppe) ਰੁੱਪਿਆਂ (ruppiā̃)
vocative ਰੁੱਪਿਆ (ruppiā) ਰੁੱਪਿਓ (ruppio)
ablative ਰੁੱਪਿਓਂ (ruppiõ)
locative ਰੁੱਪੇ (ruppe)
instrumental ਰੁੱਪੇ (ruppe)

References

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  • Singh, Bhai Maya (1895) “ਰੁੱਪਾ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.