Maund definition

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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.
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A varying unit of weight of certain countries of Asia; esp., a unit of weight of India equal to 40 seers (82.28 lb or 37.35 kg)
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A unit of capacity with various specific local values.
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(archaic) A unit of weight in southern and western Asia, whose value varied widely by location. Two maunds made one chest of opium in East India. One maund equalled 136 pounds of opium in Turkey.
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(archaic) Begging.
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(archaic) To beg.

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Noun

Singular:
maund
Plural:
maunds

Origin of maund

  • Hindi mān from Sanskrit mānam measure from mimīte mā- he measures mē-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English maunde, mande, from Old English mand, mond (“basket"), from Proto-Germanic *mandō (“basket"). Cognate with Dutch mand, Low German mande, archaic German Mande, later influenced by Anglo-Norman and Middle French mande (< Germanic). Related to mannequin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Anglicised pronunciation of a word in many southern and western Asian languages. The -d probably from assimilation with Etymology 1 above, or from comparison with pound.

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  • Unclear, but possibly from French mendier or quémander, "to beg". Compare Romani mang, "to beg".

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Maund Sentence Examples

  • In 1903 the rate was fixed at R.12 per maund, against R.2 for the rest of India.

  • At Peterborough Abbey, in 1530, Wolsey made "his maund in Our Lady's Chapel, having fifty-nine poor men whose feet he washed and kissed; and after he had wiped them he gave every of the said poor men twelve pence in money, three ells of good canvas to make them shirts, a pair of new shoes, a cast of red herrings and three white herrings."

  • The agricultural department of the government of Bengal are now fully alive to the importance of fostering the jute industry by showing conclusively that attention to scientific agriculture will make two maunds of jute grow where only one maund grew before.

  • These are valued respectively at 10 to 7 and 5 rupees per maund of 82, 2 7 lb.

  • In June and July, when the rains begin, the bags are taken down and emptied 1 This is purchased from the ryots at 12 annas per maund.

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