pai·sa 
(pī-sä)
(pī-sä)n. pl. pai·se (-sā) or paisa
A unit of currency equal to 1/100 of the rupee in India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
[Hindi paisā, from Sanskrit *padāṁśaḥ, quarter part : padam, foot, quarter (of a verse); see ped- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots + aṁśaḥ, portion; see nek-3 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]