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ton.

ton:

3 characters1 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈton/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪on]Standard-Indonesian

  1. ton: tonne, metric ton: a unit of weight (mass) equal to 1000 kilograms

  2. ton: register ton, a unit of a ship's capacity equal to 100 cubic feet or 2.83 m³

  3. ton: long ton, weight ton: the avoirdupois or Imperial ton of 2,240 pounds (1,016.0469 kg)

  4. ton: displacement ton

  5. a thousand rupiah

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Dutch ton, from Middle Dutch tonne, from Old French [Term?], from Latin tunna, tonna, itself from a Celtic word cognate to Irish tonn (“skin”).

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