Meaning of maund | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A wicker basket.
2. A unit of weight in south and west Asia, whose value varies widely by location.
3. begging
   archaic, uncountable
4. A surname.
5. A unit of capacity with various specific local values.
6. A handbasket with two lids.
   regional

Equivalents

Examples

“Now the rail has come, and the fire-carriage says buz-buz-buz, and a hundred lakhs of maunds slide across that big bridge.”

“One mann or maund is approximately 37.32 kilograms.”

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