mashan.
/ˈmɑːʃə/, U.S. /ˈmɑʃə/ South Asian.
A unit of weight, legally fixed in 1833 in British India as 15 grains (0.97 grams).
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1786 F. Gladwin tr. A. Allâmî Ayeen Akbery III. 206 For a buffaloe, camel, or ass, seven mashas of silver. For an ox three and one half mashas.
1848 J. H. Stocqueler Oriental Interpreter 148/2 Masha, a weight of fifteen grains troy. Used by native goldsmiths and jewellers, and in the native evaluation by assay of the precious metals.
1855 E. Acton Mod. Cookery (rev. ed.) xxxii. 612 Five eggs, two tolahs of milk, one masha of salt, two mashas of cayenne pepper.
1969 Daily Tel. 1 Oct. 19/8 Customers had their purchases weighed in tolas, mashas and ruttees by a Pakistani shopkeeper.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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