tael en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.
Meanings
- 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.
- Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
- (Hong-Kong) Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| taels | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tahil | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Translations (14)
ms tahil (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · ko 냥 (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · it tael (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · id tahil (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · th ตำลึง (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · bo སྲང (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · su tail (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · cmn 兩 /两 (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · mn лан (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · vi lạng (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · fr tael (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · es tael (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · ja 両 (any of various related East Asian units of weight) · pt tael (any of various related East Asian units of weight)