Associations to the word «Paisa»

Wiktionary

PAISA, noun. A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a rupee in various Asian countries.
PAISA, noun. (historical) (British India) A subdivision of currency equivalent to 1/64th of a rupee.
PAISA, noun. A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Bangladeshi taka.
PAISA, noun. (slang) A Mexican national, especially a rural/rustic one.

Dictionary definition

PAISA, noun. A fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats