n.
Pronunciation: p ī - ' sä
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Hindi & Urdu pais ā , a quarter-anna coin, from Old Indo-Aryan *pad ā m ś a quarter part; akin to Sanskrit pada footstep and a ṁ ś a part
Date: 1884
1 plural paisa ― see rupee, taka at MONEY table
2 plural pai · se \ - ' s ā \ ― see rupee at MONEY table