پیسه
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Persian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Persian [script needed] (pys /pēs/, “mottled, leprous; leper”). Akin to Old Armenian պիսակ (pisak), an Iranian borrowing.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [peː.ˈsa]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pʰiː.sé]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰe.sǽ]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | pēsa |
| Dari reading? | pēsa |
| Iranian reading? | pise |
| Tajik reading? | pesa |
Adjective
[edit]| Dari | پیسه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | |
| Tajik | песа |
پیسه • (pise)
Related terms
[edit]- پیس (pis)
Etymology 2
[edit]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 پَیسے / पैसे (paise, “money, cash, coin”), akin to Pashto پیسې and Baluchi پیسہ.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Persian) IPA(key): [paj.sa]
- (Iran, formal) IPA(key): [pejse]
- (Tajik, formal) IPA(key): [pʰäj.sä]
| Readings | |
|---|---|
| Classical reading? | paysa |
| Dari reading? | paysa |
| Iranian reading? | peyse |
| Tajik reading? | paysa |
Noun
[edit]| Dari | پَیسَه |
|---|---|
| Iranian Persian | پول |
| Tajik | пул, пӯл |
پَیسَه or پیسه • (paysa or peyse)