p 3 a 1 i 1 s 1 a 1
5 letters · 7 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakistan
originFrom Hindi पैसा (paisā) / Urdu پَیسَہ (paisa), from Sauraseni Prakrit *𑀧𑀬𑀁𑀲 (*payaṃsa), presumably from unattested Sanskrit *पदांश (*padāṃśa), from पद (pada, “quarter”) + अंश (aṃśa, “part, piece”) in reference its historical value of ¹⁄₄ anna.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0