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- [teyl]
- /teɪl/
- /tˈeɪl/
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- [teyl]
- /teɪl/
Definitions of tael word
- noun tael liang. 1
- noun tael any of various other similar units of weight in the Far East. 1
- noun tael a former Chinese money of account, being the value of this weight of standard silver. 1
- noun tael a unit of weight, used in the Far East, having various values between one to two and a half ounces 0
- noun tael (formerly) a Chinese monetary unit equivalent in value to a tael weight of standard silver 0
- noun tael any of various units of weight of E Asia 0
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Origin of tael
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; < Portuguese < Malay tahil liang
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Tael
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tael popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tael usage trend in Literature
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