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naya paisa

American

[nuh-yah pahy-sah] / nəˈyɑ paɪˈsɑ /

noun

a former monetary unit of India and Bhutan, one 100th of a rupee.

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noun

naye paise

plural

Etymology

Origin of naya paisa

First recorded in 1955–60; from Hindi nayā paisā “new pice”; see origin at new ( def. ), paisa

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