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Rupee vs Paisa - What's the difference?

rupee | paisa |

As nouns the difference between rupee and paisa

is that rupee is the common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, or Mauritius while paisa is a subdivision of currency, equal to a 1/100th of a rupee in various Asian countries.

rupee

English

(wikipedia rupee)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The common name for the monetary currencies used in modern India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Seychelles, or Mauritius.
  • A silver coin, circulating in India 16th–20th centuries, weighing 170–180 troy grains (180 troy grains from 1833) or one tola.

    • Related terms

    * rupiah * rufiyah

    References

    Platts, John T. (1884), A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English , London: W. H. Allen & Co., pp. 586, 604.

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    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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