From Middle Persian (pys /pēs/, “mottled, leprous; leper”). Akin to Old Armenian պիսակ (pisak), an Iranian borrowing.
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | pēsa |
Dari reading? | pēsa |
Iranian reading? | pise |
Tajik reading? | pesa |
Dari | پیسه |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | |
Tajik | песа |
پیسه • (pise)
Debated, either from Middle Persian (ptwʾsk' /paywāsag/, “purse, wallet”). Akin to Old Armenian պայուսակ (payusak, “purse, pouch”), an Iranian borrowing. Or from Sanskrit पद + अंश (pada + aṃśa, “quarter + part, piece”) via Hindustani پَیسے / पैसे (paise, “money, cash, coin”), akin to Pashto پیسې and Baluchi پیسہ.
Readings | |
---|---|
Classical reading? | paysa |
Dari reading? | paysa |
Iranian reading? | peyse |
Tajik reading? | paysa |
Dari | پَیسَه |
---|---|
Iranian Persian | پول |
Tajik | пул, пӯл |
پَیسَه or پیسه • (paysa or peyse)