পয়সা

Bengali

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit पद (pada, “quarter”) +‎ अंश (aṃśa, “part, piece”). By surface analysis, পদ (pod) +‎ -অংশ (-oṅśo).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /pɔe̯ʃa/, [ˈpɔe̯ʃaˑ]

• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /pɔe̯ʃa/, [ˈpɔe̯ʃaˑ]

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Noun

পয়সা • (poẏśa)

1. paisa; money, currency

   Synonym: টাকা (ṭaka)