
paisa
Sign in to savePaisa (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 of a rupee. In Bangladesh, the paisa equals of a Bangladeshi taka. In Oman, the baisa equals of an Omani rial.
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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 of a rupee. In Bangladesh, the paisa equals of a Bangladeshi taka. In Oman, the baisa equals of an Omani rial.
==Etymology==