पैसा

See also: पासे and पास

Hindi

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.

पैसा • (paisā) m (Urdu spelling پیسہ)

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)
(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.

Declension of पैसा (masc ā-stem)

→ Bengali: পয়সা (poẏośa)
→ Gujarati: પૈસા (paisā)
→ Punjabi: ਪੈਸਾ (paisā)
→ Marathi: पैसा (paisā)
→ Konkani: पैसा (paisā)
→ Nepali: पैसा (paisā)
→ Phalura: paisá
→ Arabic: بَيْسَة (baysa)
- → Amharic: ቤሳ (besa)
- Omani Arabic: بيسة (baisa)
- → Somali: besa
  - → Italian: besa
→ Burmese: ပိုက်ဆံ (puikhcam)
- → Mon: ပဆာန်
- → Shan: ပႅၵ်ႉသၢၼ်ႇ (pḛ̂k sàan)
Caribbean Hindustani: paisa
- → Sranan Tongo: paisa
→ Dhivehi: ފައިސާ (faisā)
→ English: paisa
→ Kannada: ಪೈಸಾ (paisā)
→ Khumi Chin: phawisae
→ Malayalam: പൈസ (paisa)
→ Mauritian Creole: paisa
→ Pashto: پيسې
- →? Persian: پیسه (Dari)
→ Swahili: pesa
- → German: pesa
- → Kikuyu: mbeca
- → Luo: pesa
→ Tamil: பைசா (paicā)
→ Telugu: పైసా (paisā)

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 [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “padāṁśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

पैसा • (paisā) m (plural पैसे)

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “padāṁśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

पैसा • (paisā)