"pesa" meaning in Swahili

See pesa in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛ.sa/ Audio: Sw-ke-pesa.flac Forms: pesa [canonical], pesa [plural], mapesa [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa). Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|hi|पैसा}} Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā), {{bor|sw|ur|پَیسَہ}} Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa) Head templates: {{head|sw|noun|head=}} pesa, {{sw-noun|n}} pesa (n class, plural pesa), {{head|sw|noun|head=}} pesa, {{sw-noun|ma}} pesa (ma class, plural mapesa)
  1. money Tags: class-10, class-5, class-6, class-9 Categories (topical): Coins Synonyms: fedha, hela (english: Tanzania)
    Sense id: en-pesa-sw-noun-jSrItY6t Disambiguation of Coins: 53 47
  2. (history) paisa (unit of Indian currency) Tags: class-10, class-5, class-6, class-9 Categories (topical): History, Coins
    Sense id: en-pesa-sw-noun-GTENnYkR Disambiguation of Coins: 53 47 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Topics: history, human-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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