maund

American  

[mawnd] / mɔnd /

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 British  

/ 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

---

Etymology

Origin of maund

1575–85; < Hindi mān < Sanskrit māna

Example Sentences

In such a case, too, his accuser is fined a maund of gold.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Elephants teeth, sixty-five mahmudies the great maund, of thirty-three pounds.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 08 by Kerr, Robert

The factory maund of indigo in India is about 78 lbs.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.

From the slowness with which it flows, I should consider half a maund to be a fair average for each bleeding. 

From Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries by Griffith, William

Such a man carried the sandal one maund of sandal and 20 tolas of camphor, rejoicing that he would lay them on Gopal!

From Chaitanya's Life And Teachings From his contemporary Begali biography the Chaitanya-charit-amrita by K???ad?sa Kavir?ja Gosv?mi