paisa

noun

pai·​sa pī-ˈsä 

1

plural paisa a monetary subunit of the rupee (Nepal, Pakistan) and taka see rupee, taka at Money Table

2

plural paise pī-ˈsā  a monetary subunit of the rupee (India) see rupee at Money Table

Word History

Etymology

ultimately from Hindi & Urdu paisā, a quarter-anna coin, from Old Indo-Aryan *padāmśa quarter part; akin to Sanskrit pada footstep and aṁśa part

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1