Tael

//teɪl// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams, and metricated in Mainland China as exactly 50 grams.
  2. 2
    a unit of weight used in east Asia approximately equal to 1.3 ounces wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
  4. 4
    leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms Hong-Kong

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liang

Etymology

From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.

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Haikwan taelmarket tael

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