paisa

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

noun, plural pai·se

[pahy-sey] /paɪˈseɪ/.

Also pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
poisha.

Origin of paisa

From the Hindi word paisā

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British Dictionary definitions for paise

paisa

noun plural -se (-seɪ)

a monetary unit of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan worth one hundredth of a rupee

Word Origin for paisa

from Hindi

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