tael

[ teyl ]

/ teɪl /

noun

liang.

any of various other similar units of weight in the Far East.

a former Chinese money of account, being the value of this weight of standard silver.

Origin of tael

1580–90; <Portuguese <Malay tahil liang

Words nearby tael

Tae Bo, taedium vitae, Taegu, Taejon, tae kwon do, tael, ta'en, taenia, taeniacide, taeniafuge, Taenia saginata

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Example sentences from the Web for tael

If Kin were used for dollar, or tael, which is very probable, the sum is enormous.
History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810|Various
Its value in Manilla varies, according to quality, at from twenty dollars a tael down to fourteen for the inferior sorts.
Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines|Robert Mac Micking
The mace is usually estimated at about 8d., and the tael 6s.
The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2)|Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza
But one meets persistently the word “tael” in their estimate of the value of things.
Negritos of Zambales|William Allan Reed

Both the dollar and the tael are in use in Shanghai, the former worth from 40 to 50 cents and the tael about 65 cents.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray

British Dictionary definitions for tael

tael

/ (teɪl) /

noun

a unit of weight, used in the Far East, having various values between one to two and a half ounces

(formerly) a Chinese monetary unit equivalent in value to a tael weight of standard silver

Word Origin for tael

C16: from Portuguese, from Malay tahil weight, perhaps from Hindi tolā weight of a new rupee, from Sanskrit tulā weight

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tael
释义	tael [ teyl ] / teɪl / noun liang. any of various other similar units of weight in the Far East. a former Chinese money of account, being the value of this weight of standard silver. Origin of tael 1580–90; <Portuguese <Malay tahil liang Words nearby tael Tae Bo, taedium vitae, Taegu, Taejon, tae kwon do, tael, ta'en, taenia, taeniacide, taeniafuge, Taenia saginata Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tael If Kin were used for dollar, or tael, which is very probable, the sum is enormous. History of the Pirates Who Infested the China Sea From 1807 to 1810\|Various Its value in Manilla varies, according to quality, at from twenty dollars a tael down to fourteen for the inferior sorts. Recollections of Manilla and the Philippines\|Robert Mac Micking The mace is usually estimated at about 8d., and the tael 6s. The History of the Great and Mighty Kingdom of China and the Situation Thereof, Volume I (of 2)\|Juan Gonzalez de Mendoza But one meets persistently the word “tael” in their estimate of the value of things. Negritos of Zambales\|William Allan Reed Both the dollar and the tael are in use in Shanghai, the former worth from 40 to 50 cents and the tael about 65 cents. Seven Legs Across the Seas\|Samuel Murray British Dictionary definitions for tael tael / (teɪl) / noun a unit of weight, used in the Far East, having various values between one to two and a half ounces (formerly) a Chinese monetary unit equivalent in value to a tael weight of standard silver Word Origin for tael C16: from Portuguese, from Malay tahil weight, perhaps from Hindi tolā weight of a new rupee, from Sanskrit tulā weight Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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