This article is about the currency unit name in general. For other uses, see Paisa (disambiguation).
Paisa (also transliterated as pice, pesa, poysha, poisha and baisa) is a monetary unit in several countries. The word is also a generalised idiom for money and wealth. In India, Nepal, and Pakistan, the paisa currently equals 1⁄100 of a rupee. In Bangladesh, the poysha equals 1⁄100 of a Bangladeshi taka. In Oman, the baisa equals 1⁄1000 of an Omani rial.
The word paisa is from the Sanskrit term padāṁśa (पदांश, basic unit), meaning 'quarter part base', from pada (पद) "foot or quarter or base" and aṁśa (अंश) "part or unit".[1][2] The pesa was also in use in colonial Kenya. The colloquial term for money in Burmese, paiksan (ပိုက်ဆံ), is derived from the Hindi term paisa (पैसा).[3]
Chaulukyas. 9th–10th century. Lot of sixty-eight AR 'Gadhaiya Paise'
Historyedit
Chaulukya coins were often called "Gadhaiya Paise" (9th–10th century CE).[4] Until the 1950s in India and Pakistan (and before 1947 in British India), the paisa was equivalent to 3 pies, 1⁄4 of an anna, or 1⁄64 of a rupee. After the transition from a non-decimal currency to a decimal currency, the paisa equaled 1⁄100 of a rupee and was known as a naya paisa ("new paisa") for a few years to distinguish it from the old paisa that was 1⁄64 of a rupee.
Terminologyedit
In Hindi, Bengali, Afghan Persian, Urdu, Nepali and other languages, the word paisa often means money or cash. Medieval trade routes that spanned the Arabian Sea between India, the Arab regions and East Africa spread the usage of Indian subcontinent and Arabic currency terms across these areas.[5] The word pesa as a reference to money in East African languages such as Swahili dates from that period.[5] An example of this usage is the older day Kenyan mobile-phone-based money transfer service M-Pesa (which stands for "mobile pesa" or "mobile money").
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^ abJeffreys, M. D. W. (1953). "Cowry: Ndoro". NADA: The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Department Annual. Government of Southern Rhodesia (30). Retrieved 3 February 2015. ...currency terms pesa, upeni, mali, khete, tickey all derive from Hindu or Arabic currency terms still in use in what was once called the Erythraean Sea
paisa, this, article, about, currency, unit, name, general, other, uses, disambiguation, also, transliterated, pice, pesa, poysha, poisha, baisa, monetary, unit, several, countries, word, also, generalised, idiom, money, wealth, india, nepal, pakistan, paisa, . This article is about the currency unit name in general For other uses see Paisa disambiguation Paisa also transliterated as pice pesa poysha poisha and baisa is a monetary unit in several countries The word is also a generalised idiom for money and wealth In India Nepal and Pakistan the paisa currently equals 1 100 of a rupee In Bangladesh the poysha equals 1 100 of a Bangladeshi taka In Oman the baisa equals 1 1000 of an Omani rial Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Terminology 4 Usage 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEtymology editThe word paisa is from the Sanskrit term padaṁsa पद श basic unit meaning quarter part base from pada पद foot or quarter or base and aṁsa अ श part or unit 1 2 The pesa was also in use in colonial Kenya The colloquial term for money in Burmese paiksan ပ က ဆ is derived from the Hindi term paisa प स 3 nbsp Chaulukyas 9th 10th century Lot of sixty eight AR Gadhaiya Paise History editChaulukya coins were often called Gadhaiya Paise 9th 10th century CE 4 Until the 1950s in India and Pakistan and before 1947 in British India the paisa was equivalent to 3 pies 1 4 of an anna or 1 64 of a rupee After the transition from a non decimal currency to a decimal currency the paisa equaled 1 100 of a rupee and was known as a naya paisa new paisa for a few years to distinguish it from the old paisa that was 1 64 of a rupee Terminology editIn Hindi Bengali Afghan Persian Urdu Nepali and other languages the word paisa often means money or cash Medieval trade routes that spanned the Arabian Sea between India the Arab regions and East Africa spread the usage of Indian subcontinent and Arabic currency terms across these areas 5 The word pesa as a reference to money in East African languages such as Swahili dates from that period 5 An example of this usage is the older day Kenyan mobile phone based money transfer service M Pesa which stands for mobile pesa or mobile money Usage editPoysha 1 100 of a Bangladeshi taka no longer in circulation Paisa 1 100 of an Indian rupee only 50 paisa coins are de facto valid but no longer in circulation Paisa 1 100 of a Nepalese rupee no longer in circulation Baisa 1 1000 of an Omani rial Paisa 1 100 of a Pakistani rupee Officially demonetized from 1 October 2014 6 Gallery edit nbsp 100 Omani Baisa note reverse nbsp 100 Omani Baisa note 1995 nbsp 5 Pakistani Paisa 1989 nbsp 50 Bangladeshi Poysha 2001 nbsp 50 Bangladeshi Poysha 2001 reverse See also edit nbsp Money portalBangladeshi taka Indian paisaReferences edit paisa Free Merriam Webster Dictionary Merriam Webster Retrieved 3 February 2015 pada spokensanskrit de version 4 2 Retrieved 3 February 2015 Myanmar English Dictionary Myanmar Language Commission 1996 ISBN 1 881265 47 1 Ray Himanshu Prabha 2019 Negotiating Cultural Identity Landscapes in Early Medieval South Asian History Taylor amp Francis pp 161 163 ISBN 9781000227932 a b Jeffreys M D W 1953 Cowry Ndoro NADA The Southern Rhodesia Native Affairs Department Annual Government of Southern Rhodesia 30 Retrieved 3 February 2015 currency terms pesa upeni mali khete tickey all derive from Hindu or Arabic currency terms still in use in what was once called the Erythraean Sea State Bank of Pakistan External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paisa coins nbsp This article about a unit of currency is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a South Asia related topic is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paisa amp oldid 1183693235, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
