"pesa" meaning in Swahili

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Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-pesa.flac [Kenya] Forms: pesa [canonical], pesa [plural], mapesa [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|sw|hi|पैसा|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hindi पैसा (paisā), {{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
    Sense id: en-pesa-sw-noun-jSrItY6t Disambiguation of Coins: 59 41
  2. (obsolete) paisa (unit of Indian currency) Tags: class-10, class-5, class-6, class-9, obsolete
    Sense id: en-pesa-sw-noun-GTENnYkR Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header, Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Swahili entries with topic categories using raw markup: 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fedha

Inflected forms

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