"paisa" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpaɪsə/ Forms: paisas [plural], paise [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|पैसा}} Hindi पैसा (paisā), {{bor|en|ur|پَیسَہ}} Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|paise}} paisa (plural paisas or paise)
  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a rupee in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. Categories (topical): Currencies Categories (place): Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan
    Sense id: en-paisa-en-noun-Yn6Dd4AB Disambiguation of Currencies: 28 25 25 16 3 3 Disambiguation of Bangladesh: 41 8 3 1 30 17 Disambiguation of India: 67 2 2 2 15 12 Disambiguation of Nepal: 96 2 2 1 0 0 Disambiguation of Oman: 34 3 8 1 39 15 Disambiguation of Pakistan: 97 1 1 1 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 9 9 11
  2. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Bangladeshi taka. Categories (topical): Currencies
    Sense id: en-paisa-en-noun-pSazL2jq Disambiguation of Currencies: 28 25 25 16 3 3
  3. A subdivision of currency, equal to one thousandth of an Omani rial. Categories (topical): Currencies
    Sense id: en-paisa-en-noun-V4W3G6hM Disambiguation of Currencies: 28 25 25 16 3 3
  4. (historical, British India) A subdivision of currency equivalent to ¹⁄₆₄ of a rupee or three pies. Tags: British, India, historical Categories (topical): Currencies
    Sense id: en-paisa-en-noun-3ZS~lBOg Disambiguation of Currencies: 28 25 25 16 3 3 Categories (other): British Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: baisa, baiza, poysha, poisha, pice, pesa, pajsa Derived forms: paisa vasool
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpaɪsə/ Forms: paisas [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish paisa, a shortening of paisano. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|paisa}} Spanish paisa, {{m|es|paisano}} paisano Head templates: {{en-noun}} paisa (plural paisas)
  1. (slang) A person hailing from the same country; in particular, a fellow Latino. Tags: slang Categories (place): Oman
    Sense id: en-paisa-en-noun-0W9rVRUF Disambiguation of Oman: 34 3 8 1 39 15 Categories (other): Caribbean Hindustani terms in nonstandard scripts Disambiguation of Caribbean Hindustani terms in nonstandard scripts: 9 4 4 2 17 7 10 7 8 2 11 4 7 1 1 6
  2. (slang) A Latino who is not a gangster (marero) or gang-affiliated. Tags: slang Categories (place): Oman
    Sense id: en-paisa-en-noun-03WVDTLP Disambiguation of Oman: 34 3 8 1 39 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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