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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maund

/mɔnd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables
maund
IPA
/mɔnd/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wicker basket.

noun

A unit of capacity with various specific local values.

noun

A handbasket with two lids.

noun

A unit of weight in south and west Asia, whose value varies widely by location.

noun

Begging.

Archaic; Uncountable

verb

To beg.

Archaic

verb

To mutter; to mumble or speak incoherently; to maunder.

Obsolete

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English maunde, maundie, borrowed from Old French mande, borrowed from Middle Dutch mande, from Old Dutch *manda, from Proto-West Germanic *mandu.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /mɔnd/
  • British English: /mɔːnd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

maunds (plural) mand (alternative) mande (alternative, Scotland) mawn (alternative, Scotland) mond (alternative, Scotland) mun (alternative) man (alternative) maunds (present, singular) maunding (participle, present) maunded (participle, past) maunded (past)

Derived Forms

Mander maundful

Rhymes With

spawned dawned pawned yawned gironde braund pwned laund

Questions

How do you pronounce maund?
The recorded pronunciation is /mɔnd/.
What does maund mean?
A wicker basket.
Where does maund come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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