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pya

[ pyah, pee-ah ]
/ pyɑ, piˈɑ /

noun

an aluminum coin of Burma, one 100th of a kyat.

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Origin of pya

First recorded in 1950–55; Burmese pronunciation of the word written prāḥ

Words nearby pya

pwt, Pwyll, PX, pxt., py-, pya, pyaemia, pyarthrosis, pyat, Pyatigorsk, pycn-
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British Dictionary definitions for pya

pya
/ (pjɑː, pɪˈɑː) /

noun

a monetary unit of Myanmar worth one hundredth of a kyat

Word Origin for pya

from Burmese
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