candareen

English

Alternative forms

candarin, condrin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Malay kanduri.

Noun

candareen (plural candareens)

A traditional unit of weight in East Asia, approximately 378 milligrams and equivalent to ten cash. A troy candareen is approximately 374 milligrams.

Synonyms

hoon (historical, Asia)

Translations

unit of weight

Buryat: пүн (pün)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 分 (fàn)

Mandarin: 分 (zh) (fēn)
Japanese: 分 (ja) (ふん, fun)
Korean: 푼 (ko) (pun)
Mongolian: пүн (mn) (pün)
Russian: фынь (ru) (fynʹ), фэнь (fɛnʹ)
Vietnamese: phân (vi)

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