پیسه
Persian
Etymology 1
From Middle Persian [script needed] (pys /pēs/, “mottled, leprous; leper”). Akin to Old Armenian պիսակ (pisak), an Iranian borrowing.
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 پیسہ.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): /pajsa/
- (Dari Persian) IPA(key): /pajsa/
- (Iranian Persian) IPA(key): /pejse/
- (Tajik) IPA(key): /pajsa/
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