单词 | paha |
释义 | pahan. rare. A unit of weight in Malaysia and Indonesia formerly used esp. for gold and silver, equal to ¼ tael (approx. 9.4 grams). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > units in Malaysia koyan1783 paha1839 1839 T. J. Newbold Polit. & Statist. Acct. Straits of Malacca II. xiv. 236 A fine of ten tahils and one paha is to be exacted. 1947 R. 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. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。