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Paisa vs Pausa - What's the difference?

paisa | pausa |

As nouns the difference between paisa and pausa

is that paisa is a subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a rupee in various Asian countries while pausa is the hiatus between prosodic units.

paisa

English

(wikipedia paisa)

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (pais?).

Noun

  • A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a rupee in various Asian countries.
  • (historical) (British India) A subdivision of currency equivalent to 1/64th of a rupee.
  • A subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a Bangladeshi taka.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) paisa, a shortening of paisano.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) A Mexican national, especially a rural/rustic one.
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    pausa

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (linguistics) The hiatus between prosodic units.
  • Some sound laws operate in pausa only. For example, certain phonemes may be pronounced differently at the beginning or end of a word when no other word precedes or follows within the same prosodic unit.

    Derived terms

    * pausal ----