पैसा

See also: पासे and पास

Hindi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ped-

Proto-Indo-European *ped-óm

Proto-Indo-Iranian *padám

Proto-Indo-Aryan *padám

Sanskrit प॒द (padá)

Proto-Indo-European *h₁neḱ-?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂neḱ-?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónḱos?

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hánćas

Sanskrit अंश॑ (áṃśa)

Sanskrit *पदांश (*padāṃśa)

Proto-New Indo-Aryan *पयंस (payaṃsa)

Hindi पैसा

Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *पयंस (payaṃsa), from Sanskrit *पदांश (*padāṃśa, “quarter part”), from प॒द (padá, “quarter”) + अंश॑ (áṃśa, “part, piece”). The name is in reference to the coin being worth a quarter of an anna. False cognate of Spanish peso.

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /pɛː.sɑː/, [pɛː.säː]

Noun

पैसा • (paisā) m (Urdu spelling پیسہ)

paisa (a subdivision of currency, equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a rupee)
एक रुपये में सौ पैसे होते हैं‍।
ek rupye mẽ sau paise hote ha͠i‍.
There are a hundred paisas in a rupee.
1. (historical) a quarter anna (¹⁄₆₄ of a rupee)
(figurative) money, wealth, riches
उसने इस व्यापार में बहुत पैसा कमाया।
usne is vyāpār mẽ bahut paisā kamāyā.
He earned a lot of money in this business.

Declension

Declension of *पैसा* (masc ā-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	पैसा paisā	पैसे paise
oblique	पैसे paise	पैसों paisõ
vocative	पैसे paise	पैसो paiso

Descendants

Caribbean Hindustani: paisa
- → Sranan Tongo: paisa
→ Arabic: بَيْسَة (baysa)
- → Amharic: ቤሳ (besa)
- Omani Arabic: بيسة (baisa)
- → Somali: besa
  - → Italian: besa
→ Bengali: পয়সা (poẏośa)
→ Burmese: ပိုက်ဆံ (puikhcam) (see there for further descendants)
→? Dari: پَیسَه (paysa)
→ Dhivehi: ފައިސާ (faisā)
→ English: paisa
→? Gujarati: પૈસો (paiso)
→ Kannada: ಪೈಸಾ (paisā)
→ Khumi Chin: phawisae
→? Konkani: पैसा (paisā)
→ Malayalam: പൈസ (paisa)
→? Marathi: पैसा (paisā)
→ Mauritian Creole: paisa
→? Nepali: पैसा (paisā)
→? Odia: ପଇସା (paisā)
→ Pashto: (from the plural) پيسې (paise)
→ Palula: paisá
→ Punjabi: paisā
Gurmukhi script: ਪੈਸਾ

Shahmukhi script: پیسہ
→ Sindhi: پَيسو (paiso)
→ Swahili: pesa
- → German: pesa
- → Kikuyu: mbeca
- → Luo: pesa
→ Tamil: பைசா (paicā)
→ Telugu: పైసా (paisā)

References

Bahri, Hardev (1989), “पैसा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
Platts, John T. (1884), “पैसा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “padāṁśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Hindustani पैसा / پَیسَہ (paisa) .^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pəi.sa/

Noun

पैसा • (paisā) m (plural पैसे)

paisa (a subdivision of currency, equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a rupee)
money, wealth
Synonyms: अर्थ (artha), वित्त (vitta)

त्यांच्याकडे खूप पैसा आहे.
tyāñcyākḍe khūp paisā āhe.
He has so much money.

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “padāṁśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Nepali

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Hindustani पैसा / پَیسَہ (paisa) .^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pʌi̯sä]
Phonetic Devanagari: पैसा

Noun

पैसा • (paisā)

money
paisa (a subdivision of currency, equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a rupee)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “padāṁśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “padāṁśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “padāṁśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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