SINCE 1828
miskal
noun
mis·kal
variants:
or less commonly miscal
or mithkal \ miˈskäl,
mithˈkäl
\
plural -s
Definition of miskal
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
: a unit of value of former Chinese Turkestan
5, 4, 3, and 2 miskal silver coins struck 1900–11
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