پیسه

See also: پیشہ, پیسہ, پیشه, بیشه, and تیشه

Persian

Etymology 1

From Middle Persian [script needed] (pys /⁠pēs⁠/, “mottled, leprous; leper”). Akin to Old Armenian պիսակ (pisak), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [peː.ˈsa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeː.sǽ]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰeː.sǽ]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰeː.sǽ]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰeː.sǽ]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰiː.sé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰe.sǽ]

Readings
Classical reading?	pēsa
Dari reading?	pēsa
Iranian reading?	pise
Tajik reading?	pesa

Adjective

Dari	پیسه
Iranian Persian
Tajik	песа

پیسه • (pise)

1. piebald

Related terms

• پیس (pis)

Etymology 2

Debated, either from Middle Persian [script needed] (ptwʾsk' /⁠paywāsag⁠/, “purse, wallet”). Akin to Old Armenian պայուսակ (payusak, “purse, pouch”), an Iranian borrowing. Or from Sanskrit पद + अंश (pada + aṃśa, “quarter + part, piece”) via Hindustani پَیسے / पैसे (paise, “money, cash, coin”), akin to Pashto پیسې and Baluchi پیسہ.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [paj.sa]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäj.sä]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäj.sä]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [pʰäj.sä]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [pʰäj.sä]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [pejse]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [pʰäj.sä]

Readings
Classical reading?	paysa
Dari reading?	paysa
Iranian reading?	peyse
Tajik reading?	paysa

Noun

Dari	پَیسَه
Iranian Persian	پول
Tajik	пул, пӯл

پَیسَه or پیسه • (paysa or peyse)

1. (Dari) money, cash

   Synonym: پول (pôl, pul)

2. (archaic) coin