tahil

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A form of tael — 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.

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Meanings

nountahil (plural tahils)

plural tahils

  1. alternativeAlternative form of tael.

Origin

  1. Malaytahil
  2. Englishtahil

From Malay tahil.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

LahtithalilaithlathiLithathialtahliIhlat
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APA

tahil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahil

MLA

“tahil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahil. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tahil,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tahil.

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