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‖ paha|ˈpɑːhə| Pl. paha. [Malay.] In Malaysia, a unit of weight used esp. for gold and equal to 1/4 tahil, equivalent to 1/3 oz. (9·4 grammes-weight).
1839T. J. Newbold Pol. & Statistical Acct. Straits of Malacca II. xiv. 236 A fine of ten tahils and one paha is to be exacted. 1947R. 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. |