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Tael

Tael

,
Noun.
[Malay
taĭl
, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind.
tola
, Skr.
tulā
a balance, weight,
tul
to weigh.]
A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third.
[Written also
tale
.]

Definition 2024


tael

tael

See also: tæl

English

Noun

tael (plural taels)

  1. Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams.
  2. Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
  3. (Hong Kong) leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan () or 0.0377993638 kilograms

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Etymology

From Malay tahil.

Pronunciation

Noun

tael m (plural taéis)

  1. tael (any of several eastern Asian units of measure)
  2. tael (any of several eastern Asian monetary units)