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- Hindi · borrowed fromमाशा
- Hindi · borrowed fromमाशा
- English todaymaasha
Borrowed from Hindi माशा (māśā).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Borrowed from Hindi माशा (māśā).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.