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).

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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

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Etymology

Origin of maund

1575–85; < Hindi mān < Sanskrit māna

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Example Sentences

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maund

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

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

A duty of three annas a maund is paid on exported rice.

From Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913 by Evelyn Baring

In the Bombay market, Socotrine aloes fetches wholesale 16s. to 20s. the Surat maund of 41 lbs., and Maccula aloes only 9s.

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 P. L. Simmonds

Here, I see!” he cried, “make fast that maund to the rope and put the lead in there.”

From Devon Boys A Tale of the North Shore by Gordon Browne

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

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