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candareen

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

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History

Etymology

From Malay kanduri.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Buryat: пүн (pün) — unit of weight
  • Chinese Cantonese: 分 (fan1) — unit of weight
  • Chinese Mandarin: 分 (fēn) — unit of weight
  • Dutch: condrijn — unit of weight
  • Japanese: 分 (fun) — unit of weight
  • Korean: 푼 (pun) — unit of weight
  • Malay: kenderi — unit of weight
  • Malay: keneri — unit of weight
  • Mongolian: пүн (pün) — unit of weight
  • Russian: фынь (fynʹ) — unit of weight
  • Russian: фэнь (fɛnʹ) — unit of weight
  • Vietnamese: phân — unit of weight