tael

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/teɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tāl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tael (tāl),USA pronunciation  n. 
  1. Weights and Measuresliang.
  2. Weights and Measuresany of various other similar units of weight in the Far East.
  3. a former Chinese money of account, being the value of this weight of standard silver.
  • Malay tahil liang
  • Portuguese
  • 1580–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
tael / teɪl/
  1. a unit of weight, used in East Asia, having various values between one to two and a half ounces
  2. (formerly) a Chinese monetary unit equivalent in value to a tael weight of standard silver
Etymology: 16th Century: from Portuguese, from Malay tahil weight, perhaps from Hindi tolā weight of a new rupee, from Sanskrit tulā weight
'tael' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
haikwan tael - liang

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