pyan.
/pjɑː/, U.S. /piˈɑ/, /pjɑ/ A monetary unit of Burma (Myanmar), introduced in 1952, equivalent to one-hundredth of a kyat; a coin of this value.
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1952 Times 17 June 10/3 The Union Bank of Burma Act, 1952, will become effective on July 1 next, when the new standard unit of monetary value, the kyat, comes into force. The kyat will be the exact equivalent of the present Burma rupee and will be divided into 100 units, each of which will be called a pya.
1962 B. Fergusson Return to Burma x. 201 I grudge the fare!.. I'd rather have the money! Twenty pyas!
1975 P. Theroux Great Railway Bazaar xvii. 181 I paid my fee of 25 pyas (five cents).
2005 Express (Nexis) 22 Nov. 38 Scrabble hustlers..know that such information can be worth a few pyas (units of currency in Burma).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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