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

Example Sentences

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

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

You must hereafter maund on your own pads he saies.

From Beggars Bush From the Works of Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher (Volume 2 of 10) by Beaumont, Francis

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

Note *: A maund is equivalent to 80 lbs.

From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Roberts, Frederick Sleigh

To make sheet lead, the manufacturer mixes 1½ to 3 seers of block tin with a pucka maund of lead, and melts them together in a cast metal pan.

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.