n. A unit of weight varying in different countries of Asia from 11.2 to 37.4 kilograms (24.8 to 82.6 pounds) avoirdupois, the latter being the official maund in India. [Hindi mān, from Sanskrit mānam, measure, from mimīte, mā-, he measures; see mē-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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