rupiah

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”). Cognate with rupee, rufiyaa.

Noun

rupiah (plural rupiah or rupiahs)

1. The unit of currency in Indonesia.

See also

• Rp (“abbreviation of rupiah”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Pali rūpiya (“silver”), from Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya, “silver, stamped coin”).

Noun

rupiah (first-person possessive rupiahku, second-person possessive rupiahmu, third-person possessive rupiahnya)

1. rupiah (official currency of Indonesia)

Further reading

• “rupiah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.