English Explanatory Dictionary

maund

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wicker basket.
  2. A unit of capacity with various specific local values.
  3. A handbasket with two lids.
noun
  1. A unit of weight in south and west Asia, whose value varies widely by location.
noun
  1. begging
verb
  1. to beg
  2. To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/mɔːnd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maund.wav /mɔnd/ /mɑnd/

Word forms

maund maunds mand mande mawn mond mun man maunding maunded

Etymology

From Middle English maunde, maundie, borrowed from Old French mande, borrowed from Middle Dutch mande, from Old Dutch *manda, from Proto-West Germanic *mandu.

Derived words

Mander maundful
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