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Pakistani rupee

Pakistani rupee

3.1
The official money of Pakistan equal to 100 paisa
  • noun
translation icon : rupia pakistaní
  • The value of the Pakistani rupee fell sharply against the US dollar last year.

Examples

  • The price is 500 Pakistani rupees.

  • He exchanged his dollars for Pakistani rupees at the airport currency counter.

  • Tourists should check the current Pakistani rupee exchange rate before traveling.

  • I need to exchange my dollars for Pakistani rupees.

  • The price of a loaf of bread has risen to 150 Pakistani rupees due to inflation.

  • He exchanged his dollars for 20,000 Pakistani rupees before traveling to Lahore.

  • Tourists often find the Pakistani rupee to be much weaker than their own currency.

Synonyms

rupee
vsPakistani rupee
  • Indian
17 3.1

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

is specific to Pakistan as the official currency divided into one hundred parts

Surface Forms

Pakistani rupee singular
Pakistani rupees plural

Morphology

Pakistani + rupee

The meaning is directly compositional: 'Pakistani' (of Pakistan) modifies 'rupee' (a currency), so the phrase denotes the currency of Pakistan. This nationality + currency pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows transparent English modification rules, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the meaning.

Etymology

The noun Pakistani rupee comes from the old word for a 'silver coin'—people long ago used silver pieces called rupees. When Pakistan became a country it made its own version of that coin, so Pakistani rupee means 'the money used in Pakistan'.