"viss" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vɪs/ Forms: visses [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪs Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil வீசை (vīcai) and/or Telugu వీసె (vīse). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ta|வீசை}} Tamil வீசை (vīcai), {{bor|en|te|వీసె}} Telugu వీసె (vīse) Head templates: {{en-noun}} viss (plural visses)
  1. (Myanmar) A Burmese unit of measure for weight, approximately 1.63293 kilograms (3.6 pounds). Tags: Myanmar Categories (topical): Units of measure Categories (place): Myanmar Synonyms: vis Related terms: tical (english: a unit of weight equal to 0.01 viss) Translations (Burmese unit of weight, approximately 1.63293 kg): ပိဿာ (pi.ssa) (Burmese), (zhuǎi) (Chinese Mandarin), வீசை (vīcai) (Tamil), వీసె (vīse) (Telugu)
    Sense id: en-viss-en-noun-XkhI1J6L Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Myanmar English

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