candareen

candareen

English

Alternative forms

• candarin, condrin (obsolete)

Etymology

From Malay kanduri.

Noun

candareen (plural candareens)

1. 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)