पैसा

See also: पासे and पास

Hindi

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pɛː.sɑː/, [pɛː.säː]

Noun

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.

Declension

Declension of पैसा (masc ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पैसा paisā	पैसे paise
oblique	पैसे paise	पैसों paisõ
vocative	पैसे paise	पैसो paiso

Descendants

• → 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)

References

• 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

Marathi

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Hindustani پیسہ / पैसा (paisā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pəi.sa/

Noun

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.

Nepali

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [pʌi̯sä]
• Phonetic Devanagari: पैसा

Noun

पैसा • (paisā)

1. paisa
2. money