Paisà

The paisa (Nepali/Hindi: पैसा, Urdu: پیسہ‎) or poisha (Bengali: পয়সা, in Bangladesh) is a monetary unit in several countries; cognate terms include Baisa (Arabic: بيسة‎‎, in Oman). In India, Nepal and Pakistan, the paisa currently equals  ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a rupee. In Bangladesh, the poisha 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, meaning 'quarter part', from pada "foot or quarter" and aṁśa "part". Another explanation is that the word derives from Portuguese ´pesa´ from which peso and diminutive peseta are derived. The pesa was also in use in colonial Kenya. The colloquial term for money in Burmese, paiksan (ပိုက်ဆံ), derives from the Hindi term paisa.

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