tael
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tael
- /teɪl/
Sounds like tail, tale · Rhymes with -eɪl
Where it comes from
From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.
noun taels · tahil
- 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.
- Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms
