maund

[ mawnd ]

noun

1. a unit of weight in India and other parts of Asia, varying greatly according to locality: in India, from about 25 to 82.286 pounds (11 to 37.4 kilograms) (the latter being the government maund).

maund

/ mɔːnd /

noun

1. a unit of weight used in Asia, esp India, having different values in different localities. A common value in India is 82 pounds or 37 kilograms

Word History and Origins

Origin of maund¹

1575–85; < Hindi mān < Sanskrit māna

Word History and Origins

Origin of maund¹

C17: from Hindi man, from Sanskrit manā

Example Sentences

There being 40 Bengl sers to the man, Bburs word mnbn seems to be another name for the man or maund.

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Mrs Maund has enabled me to quote from a striking article by her late husband.

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An elephant can carry a weight of ten or twelve maunds—a maund being equal to eighty pounds.

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If horses were to eat in the same ratio they would require at least a maund of oats per diem to keep them in health!

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If seuerall sorts of apples be packt in one maund or basket, then betweene euery sort, lay sweet strawe of a pretty thicknesse.

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