रूपया rūpayā

Hindi is also shown in Latin characters, using an adapted form of ISO 15919 transliteration.

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This site uses transliteration based on ISO 15919, with a few adaptations to make reading easier: h is added after c, ś and ṣ, and i after the vowel r̥. These adaptations bring it closer to the Hunterian system used in India while retaining the distinctive marks of ISO 15919.

Adaptations used on this site
ISO 15919On this site
cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

A few reading pointers:

  • ā, ī, ū: the line above the letter indicates a long vowel.
  • ṭ, ḍ, ṇ: the dot below distinguishes retroflex consonants from t, d, n.
  • A tilde above a vowel indicates nasalisation.

Hindi · n. · m.

Earlier definition

Definition

A rupee; money, wealth.

Usual translation

  1. rupee

Origin of the definition

रुपया rupayā rupya: (nm) a rupee; money, wealth; -पैसा money; wealth; रुपयेवाला opulent, rich, wealthy, moneyed.

H رپيا रुपया rupayā, रुपिया rupiyā, rupyā, रुपीया rupīyā, रुपैया rupaiyā [Prk. रुप्पअं; S. रूप्यकं], s.m. A rupee (the silver coin so called); coin, cash, money, wealth (in Urdū the word is frequently written روپيا rupayā; but the و is inserted merely to indicate that the vowel of ر is u. The Calcutta sicca rupee is worth about two shillings, and the silver of it is better than English standard silver by 2¾d. the ounce. By the regulations of Government passed in May 1793 the rupee should weigh 179⅔ grains Troy): — rupiyā-wālā or rupaʼe-wālā, s.m. A rich man, wealthy person.

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Created
Thursday 24 September 2020
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