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rupee

/ɹuːˈpi/roo-PEE
/ɹuˈpi/roo-PEE

Meaningwrought silver

Common meaning: the money of India

Journey through time

  1. Sanskritrupya‘handsome’source
  2. Hindi (Hindustani)rupiyah‘a rupee’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftshandsome → the money of Indiarupee‘the money of India’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Sanskrit rupya ‘wrought silver’.

Roots

  • rupya Sanskrit “wrought silver”

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