rufiyaa

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noun

The official currency of the Maldives, equal to 100 laari.

Origindv ރުފިޔާ ← Sanskrit रूप्यक →
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Meanings

nounrufiyaa (plural rufiyaa or rufiyaas)

plural rufiyaas

  1. 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).

    2025 November 1, “Maldives becomes the only country with generational smoking ban”, in The Guardian, sourced from Agence France-Presse, archived from the original on 19 Nov 2025

Origin

  1. Sanskritरूप्यक“a silver coin”
  2. dvރުފިޔާ
  3. Englishrufiyaa

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 拉菲亞 /拉菲亚
  • 拉菲亞 /拉菲亚 (lāfēiyà)the currency of the Maldives
Irish rufiyaa
  • rufiyaathe currency of the Maldives
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APA

rufiyaa. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rufiyaa

MLA

“rufiyaa.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rufiyaa. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rufiyaa,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rufiyaa.

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