kan

Etymology 1

noun

  1. Archaic form of khan.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 貫.

noun

  1. A Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
    After having subtracted the bad and uncollectable debt above, the net property was around 32000 kan of silver […] 2000, Hideo Yamashita, Healthy Culture and Unhealthy Culture

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