paisa

[ pahy-sah for 1; pahy-sah for 2 ]

noun,plural pai·se [pahy-sey]. /paɪˈseɪ/.
  1. Also pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, one 100th of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Origin of paisa

1
First recorded in 1880–85; from Hindi, Bengali paisā, probably from Sanskrit pāda “quarter” + aṃśa “quarter part”; see origin at pada

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paisa

/ (ˈpaɪsɑː) /


nounplural -se (-seɪ)
  1. a monetary unit of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan worth one hundredth of a rupee

Origin of paisa

1
from Hindi

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