Money in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “money” in Hindi is पैसा, pronounced paisa — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
wealth reckoned in terms of money
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *ped-óm
Proto-Indo-Iranian *padám
Proto-Indo-Aryan *padám
Sanskrit प॒द (padá)
Sanskrit अंश॑ (áṃśa)
Sanskrit *पदांश (*padāṃśa)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *पयंस (payaṃsa)
Hindi पैसा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *पयंस (payaṃsa), from Sanskrit *पदांश (*padāṃśa, “quarter part”), from प॒द (padá, “quarter”) + अंश॑ (áṃśa, “part, piece”). The name is in reference to the coin being worth a quarter of an anna. False cognate of Spanish peso.
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Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *ped-óm
Proto-Indo-Iranian *padám
Proto-Indo-Aryan *padám
Sanskrit प॒द (padá)
Sanskrit अंश॑ (áṃśa)
Sanskrit *पदांश (*padāṃśa)
Proto-New Indo-Aryan *पयंस (payaṃsa)
Hindi पैसा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *पयंस (payaṃsa), from Sanskrit *पदांश (*padāṃśa, “quarter part”), from प॒द (padá, “quarter”) + अंश॑ (áṃśa, “part, piece”). The name is in reference to the coin being worth a quarter of an anna. False cognate of Spanish peso.
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