English Explanatory Dictionary

tael

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.
  3. Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms

Pronunciation

tāl /teɪl/ en-us-tail.ogg en-au-tail.ogg

Word forms

tael taels tahil

Etymology

From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.

Derived words

Haikwan tael market tael

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 兩 /两 French: tael Indonesian: tahil Italian: tael Japanese: 両 Korean: 냥 Malay: tahil Mongolian: лан Portuguese: tael Spanish: tael Sundanese: tail Thai: ตำลึง Tibetan: སྲང Vietnamese: lạng
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