miskal

noun

mis·​kal
variants or less commonly miscal or mithkal
miˈskäl,
mithˈkäl
plural -s
1
: any of various units of weight of Muslim countries: such as
a
: a Persian unit equal to about 71 grains
b
: a Turkish unit equal to 74.2 grains
2
3
: a unit of value of former Chinese Turkestan
5, 4, 3, and 2 miskal silver coins struck 1900–11

Word History

Etymology

Turkish, Persian, & Arabic; Turkish miskal, from Persian misqāl, from colloquial Arabic misqāl (Ar mithqāl)

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“Miskal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miskal. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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