n. pl. pai·se (-sā) or paisa A unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the rupee in India, Nepal, and Pakistan. [Hindi paisā, from Sanskrit *padāṁśaḥ, quarter part : padam, foot, quarter (of a verse); see ped- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + aṁśaḥ, portion; see nek-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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