paisan.

Brit.

/ˈpʌɪsɑː/,

/ˈpɛsɑː/,

/ˈpɛsə/, U.S.

/ˈpaɪsə/,

/ˈpɛsə/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, paisas.

Forms: 1800s– paisa, 1900s– paise Brit.

/ˈpɛseɪ/, U.S.

/ˈpɛseɪ/.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Etymons: Hindi paisā; Bengali paisā.

Etymology: < Hindi paisā, Bengali paisā copper coin, paisa (plural paise coins, money), probably < Sanskrit pāda quarter (compare pada n.²) + aṃśa quarter-fraction. Compare pice n.

(a) = pice n. Now historical. (b) In India, Pakistan, and Nepal: a monetary unit equal to one-hundredth of a rupee. (See note s.v. naya paisa n.) (c) In Bangladesh: a monetary unit equal to one-hundredth of a taka. Cf. poisha n.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > coins of Indian subcontinent

fanam1555

St. Thomas' coin1559

pardao1582

seraphin1582

chequina1587

pagody1588

pagoda1598

tanga1598

mahmudi1612

rupee1612

mohur1614

tola1614

lakh1615

picec1617

sicca rupee1619

rupee1678

anna1680

cash1711

R1711

star pagoda1741

pie1756

sicca1757

dam1781

dub1781

hun1807

swamy-pagoda1813

chick1842

re1856

paisa1884

naya paisa1956

poisha1974

1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 343/1 The gold coinage and the silver rupee are seldom seen [in Nepal], the ordinary currency consisting of the copper dāms and paisā, and the mōhar or half rupee.

1924 Regions Beyond 45 44 Flowers are scattered upon the waters, coins are dropped into the depths, perhaps only a paisa (farthing), but the giver is poor and needy.

1956 India: Reference Ann. (Min. of Information, Govt. India) xi. 127 The Indian rupee..will be divided into 100 units, each unit being called naya paisa.

1963 Times 8 May 21/4 Last year the Pakistan Government made a reduction of 40 per cent—from 25 paise to 15 paise per lb.—in export duty.

1975 Bangladesh Observer 26 July 2/4 (advt.) Cement... Taka 7.50 (seven and paisa fifty) only per ton.

1989 G. Mehta Raj v. 30 He has not allowed us to take a paisa from the farmers in the last four years.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	paisa
释义	paisan. Brit. /ˈpʌɪsɑː/, /ˈpɛsɑː/, /ˈpɛsə/, U.S. /ˈpaɪsə/, /ˈpɛsə/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, paisas. Forms: 1800s– paisa, 1900s– paise Brit. /ˈpɛseɪ/, U.S. /ˈpɛseɪ/. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Etymons: Hindi paisā; Bengali paisā. Etymology: < Hindi paisā, Bengali paisā copper coin, paisa (plural paise coins, money), probably < Sanskrit pāda quarter (compare pada n.²) + aṃśa quarter-fraction. Compare pice n. (a) = pice n. Now historical. (b) In India, Pakistan, and Nepal: a monetary unit equal to one-hundredth of a rupee. (See note s.v. naya paisa n.) (c) In Bangladesh: a monetary unit equal to one-hundredth of a taka. Cf. poisha n. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > foreign coins > [noun] > coins of Indian subcontinent fanam1555 St. Thomas' coin1559 pardao1582 seraphin1582 chequina1587 pagody1588 pagoda1598 tanga1598 mahmudi1612 rupee1612 mohur1614 tola1614 lakh1615 picec1617 sicca rupee1619 rupee1678 anna1680 cash1711 R1711 star pagoda1741 pie1756 sicca1757 dam1781 dub1781 hun1807 swamy-pagoda1813 chick1842 re1856 paisa1884 naya paisa1956 poisha1974 1884 Encycl. Brit. XVII. 343/1 The gold coinage and the silver rupee are seldom seen [in Nepal], the ordinary currency consisting of the copper dāms and paisā, and the mōhar or half rupee. 1924 Regions Beyond 45 44 Flowers are scattered upon the waters, coins are dropped into the depths, perhaps only a paisa (farthing), but the giver is poor and needy. 1956 India: Reference Ann. (Min. of Information, Govt. India) xi. 127 The Indian rupee..will be divided into 100 units, each unit being called naya paisa. 1963 Times 8 May 21/4 Last year the Pakistan Government made a reduction of 40 per cent—from 25 paise to 15 paise per lb.—in export duty. 1975 Bangladesh Observer 26 July 2/4 (advt.) Cement... Taka 7.50 (seven and paisa fifty) only per ton. 1989 G. Mehta Raj v. 30 He has not allowed us to take a paisa from the farmers in the last four years. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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