paisa
noun
pai·sa pī-ˈsä 
1
plural paisa a monetary subunit of the rupee (Nepal, Pakistan) and taka see rupee, taka at Money Table
2
plural paise pī-ˈsā a monetary subunit of the rupee (India) see rupee at Money Table
a monetary subunit of the rupee (India) see rupee at Money Table 
Word History
Etymology
ultimately from Hindi & Urdu paisā, a quarter-anna coin, from Old Indo-Aryan *padāmśa quarter part; akin to Sanskrit pada footstep and aṁśa part
First Known Use
1884, in the meaning defined at sense 1