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paisa

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8
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5
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/ˈpaɪsə/

Definition of paisa

6 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.
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noun

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Indian, Nepalese, or Pakistani rupee.
  2. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bangladeshi taka.
  3. A subdivision of currency, equal to one thousandth of an Omani rial.
  4. (historical)A subdivision of various former currencies of India.
  5. (slang)A person hailing from the same country; in particular, a fellow Latino.
  6. (slang)A Latino who is not a gangster nor gang-affiliated.
    “[The story] came to me in various versions from marero and paisa inmates who had been incarcerated in the early 2000s. “El Spyder. I knew him. He was sureño,” said Carlos, an[…]”

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Etymology

From Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa), from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀬𑀁𑀲 (*payaṃsa), presumably from unattested Sanskrit *पदांश (*padāṃśa), from पद (pada, “quarter”) + अंश (aṃśa, “part, piece”) in reference its historical value of ¹⁄₄ anna.

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