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paisa

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

noun, plural pai·se

[-sey] .

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

poisha.

Origin:
< Hindi paisā

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paisa (ˈpaɪsɑː)

—n , pl -se
	a monetary unit of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan worth one hundredth of a rupee

[from Hindi]

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