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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tael

/teɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables
tael
IPA
/teɪl/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams, and metricated in Mainland China as exactly 50 grams.

noun

Any of several monetary units equal to the equivalent weight in silver.

noun

Leung, a traditional unit of weight, in modern usage legally defined as 1/16 of a catty or kan (斤) or 0.0377993638 kilograms

Etymology

From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.

Inflected Forms

taels (plural) tahil (alternative)

Phrases

Haikwan tael market tael

Frequently Paired Words

zhu catty

Homonyms

tail tale

Rhymes With

scale mail they'll email jail fail detail retail trail rail side rail tail

Questions

How do you pronounce tael?
The recorded pronunciation is /teɪl/.
What does tael mean?
Any of several units of measure used in China and elsewhere in eastern Asia, approximately 40 grams, and metricated in Mainland China as exactly 50 grams.
Where does tael come from?
From Portuguese tael, from Malay tahil. Doublet of tahil.

How to pronounce tael

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