pesa

Swahili

noun
Definitions
  • money
  • (obsolete) paisa unit of Indian currency

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi पैसा (money).

Origin

Hindi

पैसा

Gloss

money

Concept
Semantic Field

Possession

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

金

Emoji
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