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Nepalese rupee

Nepalese rupee

3.2
Official money of Nepal divided into 100 paisa
  • noun
  • /nɛpəˈliz ˈruːpi/
translation icon : rupia nepalí
  • During our trip to Nepal, we spent Nepalese rupees on local handicrafts and food.

Examples

  • The cost of the pneumococcal vaccine in our hospital is Nepalese rupees 1679.68 (approximately 25 USD).

    Academic text (2007)

  • I exchanged my dollars for Nepalese rupees at the airport before heading to Kathmandu.

  • The price of that souvenir is 250 Nepalese rupees, which is quite reasonable.

Synonyms

rupee
vsNepalese rupee
  • Indian
17 3.1

A unit of money used in countries such as India and Pakistan

is the national currency of Nepal defined as 100 paisa

Surface Forms

Nepalese rupee singular
Nepalese rupees plural

Morphology

Nepalese + rupee

The phrase is a straightforward adjective + noun combination: 'Nepalese' (pertaining to Nepal) + 'rupee' (a currency), so a learner who knows both words will readily infer it denotes the currency of Nepal. This compositional, cross-linguistically common pattern follows standard English noun modification and is therefore immediately understandable to B1 learners.

Etymology

Nepalese rupee comes from the old word rupee, which may come from a word meaning 'stamped silver' because early coins were silver and had a stamp on them. So Nepalese rupee simply means the 'rupee' used in Nepal, the country's official money.