rūpiya

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀭𑀽𑀧𑀺𑀬 (Brahmi script)
• रूपिय (Devanagari script)
• রূপিয (Bengali script)
• රූපිය (Sinhalese script)
• ရူပိယ (Burmese script)
• รูปิย or รูปิยะ (Thai script)
• ᩁᩪᨷᩥᨿ (Tai Tham script)
• ຣູປິຍ or ຣູປິຍະ or ຣູປິຢະ (Lao script)
• រូបិយ (Khmer script)
• 𑄢𑄫𑄛𑄨𑄠 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya).

Noun

rūpiya n

1. silver

Declension

Declension table of "rūpiya" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	rūpiyaṃ	rūpiyāni
Accusative (second)	rūpiyaṃ	rūpiyāni
Instrumental (third)	rūpiyena	rūpiyehi or rūpiyebhi
Dative (fourth)	rūpiyassa or rūpiyāya or rūpiyatthaṃ	rūpiyānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	rūpiyasmā or rūpiyamhā or rūpiyā	rūpiyehi or rūpiyebhi
Genitive (sixth)	rūpiyassa	rūpiyānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	rūpiyasmiṃ or rūpiyamhi or rūpiye	rūpiyesu
Vocative (calling)	rūpiya	rūpiyāni

Descendants

• → Indonesian: rupiah
• →⇒ Khmer: រូបិយវត្ថុ (ruupəyyĕəʼvŏətthoʼ)
• → Makasar: rupiah
  • → Dhuwal: rrupiya

References

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “rūpiya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead