paisa
[pahy-
sah
for 1;
pahy
-sah
for 2
]
/paɪˈsɑ
for 1;
ˈpaɪ sɑ
for 2
/
noun
,
plural
paise
[pahy-
sey
]
/paɪˈseɪ/
(
Show IPA
)
1.
Also,
pice
. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
2.
poisha
.
Origin
<
Hindi
paisā
Examples from the web for
paisa
paisa
was then observed leaving a short while later.
British Dictionary definitions for
paisa
paisa
/
ˈpaɪsɑː
/
noun
(
pl
)
-se
(
-seɪ
)
1.
a monetary unit of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, and Pakistan worth one hundredth of a rupee
Word Origin
from Hindi