pahan.
/ˈpɑːhɑː/, /ˈpɑːhə/, U.S. /ˈpɑhə/ rare.
A unit of weight in Malaysia and Indonesia formerly used esp. for gold and silver, equal to ¼ tael (approx. 9.4 grams).
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1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca II. xiv. 236 A fine of ten tahils and one paha is to be exacted.
1947 R. O. Winstedt Malays 42 If the ordinary person pay five paha of gold in consideration of his low birth, then the marriage can take place.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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