paisa

[ pahy-sah pahy-sah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural pai·se [pahy-, sey].

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

paisa

/ ˈpaɪsɑː /

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

Origin of paisa¹

First recorded in 1880–85; from Hindi, Bengali paisā, probably from Sanskrit pāda “quarter” + aṃśa “quarter part”; pada ( def )

Origin of paisa¹

from Hindi

The weights in use are founded on the Paisa, but these are by no means uniform.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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