noun
- Plural of maund; a unit of weight used in India and other South Asian countries, typically equal to about 82 pounds or 37 kilograms.
Usage: chiefly historical; regional (South Asia)
Examples
- The merchant measured the spices in maunds before shipping them to the port.
- Historical trade records show that goods were often weighed in maunds.
- The farmer sold fifty maunds of grain at the market.