wiżna

Maltese

Root
w-ż-n
8 terms

Etymology

From Arabic وَزْنَة (wazna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɪz.na/

Noun

wiżna f (dual wiżintejn, plural użieni, paucal wiżniet)

1. a traditional unit of weight, still used e.g. in farming and household contexts, equivalent to 5 ratal, that is officially 8.75 imperial pounds (3.969 kg), now widely metrified informally to mean 4 kilogrammes

See also

• qantar
• ratal
• uqija