lupiya

Tausug

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /lupia/ [lʊˈpja]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: lu‧pi‧ya

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lupiya (Sulat Sūg spelling لُفِيَ) (Philippines)

1. A fifty centavo piece
2. A half peso.

   Siyukatan sila duwa ngaibu lupiya .

   They were required to give two thousand half pesos.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Indonesian rupiah, in turn from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”).

Noun

lupiya (Sulat Sūg spelling لُفِيَ) (Indonesia)

1. rupiah, an official currency of Indonesia

   Kawhaan juta' lupiya sadja in bulanan gadji hi Hartono.

   Hartono's monthly salary is only twenty million rupiah.

Alternative forms

• rupiya, rupia