रुपया

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya, wrought silver) or रूप्यक (rūpyaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /ɾʊp.jɑː/, [ɾʊp.jäː], /ɾʊ.pə.jɑː/, [ɾʊ.pɐ.jäː]

Noun

रुपया • (rupyā or rupayā) m (Urdu spelling روپیہ)

  1. rupee
  2. (US) US dollar

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit रूप्य (rūpya, wrought silver). Related to रुपे (rupe, silver).

Noun

रुपया • (rupyā) m

  1. rupee

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “रुपया”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रुपया”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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