paisa

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

/ paɪˈsɑ for 1; ˈpaɪ sɑ for 2 /

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

pair-bond, pair-oar, pairing, pairle, pairs, paisa, paisan, paisano, paisiello, paisley, paitrick

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

An Account of The Kingdom of Nepal |Fancis Buchanan Hamilton

paisa

/ (ˈpaɪsɑː) /

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

from Hindi