5 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
noun a unit of weight used in Asia; has different values in different countries
originFrom Hindi मन (man) / Urdu من (man), and their source, Persian من, from Middle Persian, from Akkadian 𒈠𒉡𒌑 (manû). The -d is probably from assimilation with Etymology 1 above, or from comparison with pound.
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