masha
/mɑːʃə/South Asian
noun
A unit of weight, legally fixed in 1833 in British India as 15 grains (0.97 grams).
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Francis Gladwin (?1745–1812), Persian scholar. From Sanskrit māṣa: the measure was originally based on the weight of the urd bean.
- personal pronoun
- personal property
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- personal service
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- personal shopper
- personal space
- personal statement
- personal stereo
- personal touch
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- personal video recorder
- personal watercraft
- persona muta
- persona non grata
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- personating agent
- personation
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