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maashas

maashas is the plural of maasha.

Meaning of maasha

Noun

maasha (plural maashas)

  1. A traditional unit of weight in South Asia, usually about a gram and variably equivalent to a tenth or a twelfth of a tola; in modern use, standardised to 0.972 grams and a twelfth of a tola.
  2. (historical) A coin in South Asia weighing one maasha, variably equivalent to a tenth or a twelfth of a rupee.

Questions about maashas

What is maashas the plural of?
Maashas is the plural of maasha.

Words near maashas in the dictionary

  1. maaseh rav
  2. Maaseik
  3. Maasgouw
  4. maash
  5. maasha
  6. maashas
  7. Maashorst
  8. Maasim
  9. Maasin
  10. maassel
  11. Maassen

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