पैसा

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀬𑀁𑀲 (*payaṃsa), from Sanskrit *पदांश (padāṃśa, “quarter part”), from पद (pada, “quarter”) +‎ अंश (aṃśa, “part, piece”), in reference to the coin being worth a quarter of an anna.

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɛː.sɑː/,

पैसा • (paisā) m (Urdu spelling پیسہ)

1. paisa (a subdivision of currency, equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a rupee)

   एक रुपये में सौ पैसे होते हैं‍।

   ek rupye mẽ sau paise hote ha͠i‍.

   There are a hundred paisas in a rupee.

   1. (historical) a quarter anna (¹⁄₆₄ of a rupee)
2. (figurative) money, wealth, riches

   उसने इस व्यापार में बहुत पैसा कमाया।

   usne is vyāpār mẽ bahut paisā kamāyā.

   He earned a lot of money in this business.

• Platts, John T. (1884) “पैसा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “पैसा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa, Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “padāṁśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Likely borrowed from Hindustani پیسہ / पैसा (paisā).^[1]

• IPA^(key): /pəi.sa/

पैसा • (paisā) m (plural पैसे)

1. paisa (a subdivision of currency, equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a rupee)
2. money, wealth

   Synonyms: अर्थ (artha), वित्त (vitta)

   त्यांच्याकडे खूप पैसा आहे.

   tyāñcyākḍe khūp paisā āhe.

   He has so much money.

• IPA^(key):
• Phonetic Devanagari: पैसा

पैसा • (paisā)

1. paisa
2. money