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pya

American

[pyah, pee-ah] / pyɑ, piˈɑ /

noun

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

pya British

/ pɪˈɑː, pjɑː /

noun

a monetary unit of Myanmar worth one hundredth of a kyat

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Etymology

Origin of pya

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

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