 Early English forms of the name such as "tay" or "taes" derive from the Portuguese plural of tael, .Tahil ( in Singaporean English) is used in Malay "and" English today when referring to the weight in Malaysia, Singapore, and Brunei where it is still used in some contexts especially related to the significant Overseas Chinese population.In Chinese, tael is written (simplified as ) and has the Mandarin pronunciation "liǎng".