No. 735 in Indonesian
rupiah
The official currency of Indonesia.
In a sentence
Saya menukar lima puluh dolar ke dalam rupiah di bandara.
I exchanged fifty dollars into rupiah at the airport.
Here, 'rupiah' is used as the currency of Indonesia, representing the monetary unit that the speaker exchanged their money into.
Barang itu harganya seratus ribu rupiah.
That item's price is one hundred thousand rupiah.
In this sentence, 'rupiah' specifies the unit of money referencing a price.
Dia menyimpan sebagian gajinya dalam bentuk rupiah.
He saves part of his salary in the form of rupiah.
The term 'rupiah' here indicates the currency type in which the salary is saved.
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