rupee

1. The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, the Seychelles, or Sri Lanka.
2. (historical) A silver coin circulating in India between the 16th and 20th centuries, weighing one tola (formerly 170–180 troy grains; from 1833, 180 troy grains).
3. The primary currency of Hyrule.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɹuːˈpiː/

Etymology

Coined by Sher Shah Suri, the Sultan of the Suri Empire 1540–1545 as Hindustani रुपीया / رُوپِییَہ (rūpīya), variant of रुपया / رُوپَیَہ (rūpaya, “rupee”), from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought gold or silver; stamped coin; beautiful, well-shaped; impressed, stamped”). Doublet of rufiyaa and rupiah.

Synonyms

Indian rupee

Mauritian rupee

Nepalese rupee

Pakistani rupee

Seychelles rupee

Sri Lanka rupee

𐐟𐑉𐐨 𐐢𐐰𐑍𐐿𐐲

sarong

Test nation

Ceylon

rupiah

silver coin

Indian money

Prakash

Translations

roupie

rupia

rupia

Rupie

rúpia

روبية

rupi

ρουπία

rupia

rupia

roupie népalaise

roepie

roupie indienne

rupia

roupie mauricienne