noun
- A unit of weight used in India and other South Asian countries, typically equal to about 82 pounds or 37 kilograms.
Usage: chiefly historical or regional; also spelled 'mound'
Examples
- The merchant measured the grain in maunds before shipping it to the market.
- A single maund of cotton was considered a standard unit for trade in colonial India.
- The weight was recorded as five maunds and three seers.
- Spice traders used the maund as their primary measure for bulk goods.