Definitions for paisaˈpaɪ sɑ, ˈpeɪ- for 1 ; ˈpɔɪ ʃɑ for 2 ; -seɪ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pai•saˈpaɪ sɑ, ˈpeɪ- for 1 ; ˈpɔɪ ʃɑ for 2 ; -seɪ(n.)(pl.)-se; -sa, -sas.
a monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 1/100 of the rupee.
Category: Numismatics
a monetary unit of Bangladesh, equal to 1/100 of the taka.
Category: Numismatics
Origin of paisa:
1955–60; < Hindi paisā
Princeton's WordNet
paisa(noun)
a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan
Wiktionary
paisa(Noun)
A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a rupee in various Asian countries.
paisa(Noun)
(British India) A subdivision of currency equivalent to 1/64th of a rupee.
paisa(Noun)
A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Bangladeshi taka.
Origin: From पैसा (paisā).
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