Maund in Hindi — Meaning of मन (man)

📖 Meaning of “maund”

The meaning of “maund” in Hindi is मन, pronounced man — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.

📘 Definition of maund

A unit of weight in south and west Asia, whose value varies widely by location.

✍️ Maund in a sentence

Now the rail has come, and the fire-carriage says buz-buz-buz, and a hundred lakhs of maunds slide across that big bridge.

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

From 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.

Quick facts about “maund”

Everything we know about this word at a glance.

Word (English)

Maund

Meaning in Hindi

मन

Pronunciation

man

Part of speech

Noun

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Hindi meaning of "maund" is मन (man).

In Devanagari script it is written as मन.

It is pronounced "man". Tap the speaker icon on this page to hear it aloud.

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