‖ naya paisa
(ˈnaɪjə ˈpaɪsə)
Pl. naye paise.
[Hindi, = new pice.]
A unit of currency in India, equal to 1/100 rupee.
| 1956 India: Reference Ann. (Ministry of Information, Govt. India) xi. 127 The Indian rupee..will be divided into 100 units, each unit being called naya paisa. 1957 Times 2 Apr. 10/6 India's new decimal coinage was introduced today [sc. 1 Apr.]... All business transactions will now be calculated in rupees and naye paise, ‘new coins’, of the value of one hundredth of a rupee. 1957 Whitaker's Almanack 1958 974/1 An issue of 600m. coins of one, two, five, and 10 naye paise demoninations was begun. 1963 Times 30 Jan. 12/7 King Edward rupees and everything since even to naya paisa. 1969 H. R. F. Keating Inspector Ghote plays Joker viii. 114 He plonked down fifteen naye paise, asked if he could use the phone. 1972 ‘E. Peters’ Death to Landlords! xi. 158 At the cost of a few naye paise they acquired three satisfied business contacts. |