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maasha

  • /ˈmɑːʃə/

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Borrowed from Hindi माशा (māśā).

noun maashas · masha

  1. A traditional unit of weight in South Asia, usually about a gram and variably equivalent to a tenth or a twelfth of a tola; in modern use, standardised to 0.972 grams and a twelfth of a tola.
  2. historical A coin in South Asia weighing one maasha, variably equivalent to a tenth or a twelfth of a rupee.

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@misc{maasha_2026,
  title = {maasha},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maasha},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}