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.

Adjective

پیسه • (pise)

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, see Urdu پیسے‎ and Hindi पैसे (paise, “money, cash, coin”), akin to Pashto پیسې‎ and Baluchi ‎.

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /pajsa/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /pajsa/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /pejse/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /pajsa/

Noun

Dari	پَیسَه
Iranian Persian	پول‎
Tajik	пул (pul)

پَیسَه or پیسه • (paysa or peyse)

(Dari) money, cash
Synonym: پول‎ (pôl, pul)
(archaic) coin

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