ماشا

माषा māshā[S. माषकः], s.m. A kind of bean, etc. (=māsh, q.v.);—a jeweller's or goldsmith's weight, equal to eight rattīsor seeds of the Abrus precatorius (it is sometimes, however, reckoned=ten rattīs, and sometimes=five; the weight in common use is about 17 grains Troy);—four annas (in the language of brokers);—a small nail:—māshā-bhar, The weight of a māshā, full eight rattis:—māshā-tolāhonā, v.n. To be one moment a māshāthe next a tolā; to be very changeable, fickle, or inconstant.