pai

noun

ˈpī 

plural pai

: a coin that was issued by the former Indian state of Hyderabad in the first half of the 20th century

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Hindi & Urdu pāī "coin worth a twelfth of an anna"

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

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