Rupee in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “rupee” in Hindi is रूपया, pronounced rupaya — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
the basic unit of money in India; equal to 100 paise
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit रूप्य (rū́pya, “silver, stamped coin, (later) rupee”). Compare Pali रूपिय (rūpiya, “silver”), Prakrit रुप्प (ruppa, “silver”). Doublet of रूप (rūp), रूपा (rūpā), and रूप्य (rūpya). Cognate with Indonesian rupiah, Dhivehi ރުފިޔާ (rufiyā), Gujarati રૂપિયો (rūpiyo), Punjabi ਰੁਪਈਆ (rupaīā), Nepali रुपियाँ (rupiyā̃), and Bengali রুপিয়া (rupiẏa).
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