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FromAncient Greekῥυπία(rhupía), fromῥύπος(rhúpos,“filth”).
rupia (pluralrupias)
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rupia (pluralrupias)
FromHindiरुपीया(rupīyā),रुपया(rupyā) and/orUrduرپیا(rupyā), fromSanskritरूप्यक(rūpyaka,“silver coin”), fromरूप्य(rūpya,“wrought silver”).
rupia
| Inflection ofrupia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rupia | rupiat | |
| genitive | rupian | rupioiden rupioitten | |
| partitive | rupiaa | rupioita | |
| illative | rupiaan | rupioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rupia | rupiat | |
| accusative | nom. | rupia | rupiat |
| gen. | rupian | ||
| genitive | rupian | rupioiden rupioitten rupiainrare | |
| partitive | rupiaa | rupioita | |
| inessive | rupiassa | rupioissa | |
| elative | rupiasta | rupioista | |
| illative | rupiaan | rupioihin | |
| adessive | rupialla | rupioilla | |
| ablative | rupialta | rupioilta | |
| allative | rupialle | rupioille | |
| essive | rupiana | rupioina | |
| translative | rupiaksi | rupioiksi | |
| abessive | rupiatta | rupioitta | |
| instructive | — | rupioin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
rupia
rupia
FromHindiरुपीया(rupīyā), variant ofरुपया(rupyā)/Urduرپیا(rupyā), fromSanskritरूप्यक(rūpyaka,“silvercoin”), fromरूप्य(rūpya,“wrought silver”).
Ultimately fromAncient Greekῥύπος(rhúpos,“dirt, filth”).
FromHindiरुपीया(rupīyā), variant ofरुपया(rupyā), fromUrduرپیا(rupayā), coined byMughal emperorSher Shah Suri (1540–45), fromSanskritरूप्यक(rūpyaka,“silvercoin”), fromSanskritरूप्य(rūpya,“wrought silver”).
rupia (Lontara spellingᨑᨘᨄᨗᨕ)
FromHindiरुपीया(rupīyā), variant ofरुपया(rupyā).
Borrowed fromHindiरुपीया(rupīyā).[1]
rupia classIX (pluralrupia classX)
