rupiah

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

rupiah (plural rupiahs)

1. The unit of currency in Indonesia.

• Rp (“abbreviation of rupiah”)

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

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

1. rupiah (official currency of Indonesia)

• “rupiah” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.