rufiyaa

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rufiyaa

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Borrowed from Dhivehi ރުފިޔާ (rufiyā), ultimately borrowed from Sanskrit रूप्यक (rūpyaka, “a silver coin”), from रूप्य (rūpya, “wrought silver”). Doublet of rupee and rupiah.

noun rufiyaa · rufiyaas

The official currency of the Maldives, equal to 100 laari. Selling tobacco products to an underage person carries a penalty of 50,000 rufiyaa ($3,200), while using vape devices carries a fine of 5,000 rufiyaa ($320).

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noun the currency of the Maldives

中文	拉菲亞 /拉菲亚 lāfēiyà

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@misc{rufiyaa_2026,
  title = {rufiyaa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rufiyaa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}