paisa
/ˈpaɪsɑː/noun
उच्चारण पाइसा
पैसा (रुपये का सौवाँ भाग)
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
a unit of money in India, Pakistan and Nepal; one hundredth of a rupee
पैसा (रुपये का सौवाँ भाग)
- The price of petrol rose by fifty paise a litre.
- a 50-paise coin
- A paisa is worth very little today.
+ 2 more examples
- The bill came to ten rupees and fifty paise.
- Old coins of twenty-five paise are now rare.
§Grammar and usage
Plural: the plural is paise, as in 'fifty paise' (not 'fifty paisas').
Plural में इसका रूप paise होता है, जैसे 'fifty paise' ('fifty paisas' गलत है)।