पैसा
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Hindi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
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.
- (historical) a quarter anna (1⁄64 of a rupee)
- (figurative) money, wealth, riches
- उनसे इस व्यापार में बहुत पैसा कमाया।
- unse is vyāpār mẽ bahut paisā kamāyā.
- He earned a lot of money in this business.
Declension[edit]
Declension of पैसा (masc ā-stem)
Descendants[edit]
- → Bengali: পয়সা (poẏośa)
- → Gujarati: પૈસા (paisā)
- → Punjabi: ਪੈਸਾ (paisā)
- → Marathi: पैसा (paisā)
- → Konkani: पैसा (paisā)
- → Nepali: पैसा (paisā)
- → Phalura: paisá
- → Arabic: بَيْسَة (baysa)
- → 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
- → Tamil: பைசா (paicā)
- → Telugu: పైసా (paisā)
References[edit]
- 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Gujarati પૈસા (paisā), Hindi पैसा (paisā), Konkani पैसा (paisā), Nepali पैसा (paisā).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
पैसा • (paisā) m (plural पैसे)
Nepali[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
पैसा • (paisā)
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