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▪ I. ‖ pya|ˈpiːa| [Burmese.] A Burmese monetary unit, the hundredth part of a kyat; a coin of this value.
1952[see kyat]. 1962B. Fergusson Return to Burma x. 201, I grudge the fare!.. I'd rather have the money! Twenty pyas!.. I could do with twenty pyas. 1971Whitaker's Almanac 1972 984 Burma..Coins... Pyas 50, 25, 10, 5, 1. 1975P. Theroux Great Railway Bazaar xvii. 181 A Burmese with a telescope urged me to have a look. I paid my fee of 25 pyas (five cents). ▪ II. pya variant of pia2. |