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maund
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Princeton's WordNet
maundnoun
a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries
"the official maund in India is 82.6 pounds avoirdupois"
Wiktionary
maundnoun
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.
maundnoun
begging
maundverb
to beg
Etymology: From maunde, mande, from mand, mond, from mandō. Cognate with Dutch mand, mande, archaic German Mande, later influenced by and mande (<). Related to mannequin.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Maundnoun
A hand-basket.
Etymology: mand , Saxon; mande, Fr.
Wikipedia
Maund
The maund (), mun or mann (Bengali: মন; Urdu: من) is the anglicized name for a traditional unit of mass used in British India, and also in Afghanistan, Persia, and Arabia: the same unit in the Mughal Empire was sometimes written as mann or mun in English, while the equivalent unit in the Ottoman Empire and Central Asia was called the batman. At different times, and in different South Asian localities, the mass of the maund has varied, from as low as 25 pounds (11 kg) to as high as 160 pounds (72½ kg): even greater variation is seen in Persia and Arabia.
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maund
A maund is a unit of weight used in South Asia, approximately equal to 37.3 kilograms (82.2 pounds). The exact value can vary in different regions, depending largely on the local definition for a seer, which is the unit that maund is traditionally based on.
Webster Dictionary
Maundnoun
a hand basket
Maundnoun
an East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois
Maundverb
alt. of Maunder
Etymology: [Hind, & Per. man.]
Wikidata
Maund
The maund is the anglicized name for a traditional unit of mass used in British India, and also in Afghanistan, Persia and Arabia: the same unit in the Moghul Empire was sometimes written as mun in English, while the equivalent unit in the Ottoman Empire and Central Asia was called the batman. At different times, and in different South Asian localities, the mass of the maund has varied, from as low as 25 pounds to as high as 160 pounds: even greater variation is seen in Persia and Arabia. In British India, the maund was first standardized in the Bengal Presidency in 1833, where it was set equal to 100 Troy pounds. This standard spread throughout the British Raj. After the independence of India and Pakistan, the definition formed the basis for metrication, one maund becoming exactly 37.3242 kilograms. A similar metric definition is used in Nepal. The Old English, 'maund' may also be the origin of Maundy Thursday. As a verb, 'maund' to beg; as a noun, 'a maund'a small basket held out for alms.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Maund
mawnd, n. (Shak.) a basket. [A.S. mand.]
Maund
mawnd, n. a measure of weight in India, its value varying in different places from about 25 to about 85 pounds avoirdupois. [Hind. mān.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
maund
An Indian weight, which varies in amount depending on the part of the country. Also, a basket used by fishermen; a measure of small fish.
Etymology and Origins
Maund
The Saxon for an alms-basket employed in the distribution of bread to the poor by the Lady of the Manor.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
MAUND
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maund is ranked #46811 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Maund surname appeared 454 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Maund.
94% or 427 total occurrences were White.
2.4% or 11 total occurrences were Black.
1.5% or 7 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
1.3% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of maund in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of maund in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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