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==Mass== |
==Mass== |
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For mass, the ''[[catty]]''<ref>[http://www.singlishdictionary.com/singlish_K.htm#kati "Kati" entry] at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English.</ref> equals 0.6 |
For mass, the ''[[catty]]''<ref>[http://www.singlishdictionary.com/singlish_K.htm#kati "Kati" entry] at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English.</ref> equals 0.6 kg.<ref name="my_law">{{cite web|title=Weights and Measures Act 1972|work=Laws of Malaysia|url=http://www.kpdnkk.gov.my/akta-timbang-dan-sukat-1972|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201182503/http://www.kpdnkk.gov.my/akta-timbang-dan-sukat-1972|archivedate=2014-02-01}}</ref> Another unit is ''[[picul]]'' which equals 60 kg.<ref name="Xinhua Zidian">新华字典 (''[[Xīnhuá Zìdiǎn]]''), Peking, 1984.</ref> |
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==Volume== |
==Volume== |
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{{Other uses|Gantang (disambiguation)}} |
{{Other uses|Gantang (disambiguation)}} |
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For volume, the ''gantang'' (gallon) is equivalent to 4.54609 cubic decimetres. |
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The ''gantang'' is equivalent to an imperial gallon, or 4.54609 cubic decimetres. |
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One leng equals 568.26125 cubic centimetres. |
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One chentong equals 284.130625 cubic centimetres. |
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! Unit |
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! Imperial<br />gallon |
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! Millilitres |
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|align=center| ''kepul'' |
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|align=right| {{frac|16}} |
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|align=right| 284.130625 |
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|align=center| ''leng'' |
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|align=right| {{frac|8}} |
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|align=right| 568.26125 |
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|align=center| ''cupak'' |
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|align=right| {{frac|4}} |
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|align=right| 1136.5225 |
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|align=center| ''gantang'' |
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|align=right| 1 |
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|align=right| 4546.09 |
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|align=center| ''sukat'' |
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|align=right| 4 |
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|align=right| 18184.36 |
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|align=center| ''nalih'' |
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|align=right| 16 |
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|align=right| 72737.44 |
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|align=center| ''kunca'' |
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|align=right| 160 |
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|align=right| 727374.4 |
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|colspan=7|'''Note:''' The millilitre equivalences are exact. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 14:45, 18 May 2023
Units of measurement used in Malaysia and neighbouring countries include the kati, a unit of mass, and the gantang, a unit of volume.
Mass
[edit]For mass, the catty[1] equals 0.6 kg.[2] Another unit is picul which equals 60 kg.[3]
Volume
[edit]The gantang is equivalent to an imperial gallon, or 4.54609 cubic decimetres.
| Unit | Imperial gallon |
Millilitres | ||||
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| kepul | 1⁄16 | 284.130625 | ||||
| leng | 1⁄8 | 568.26125 | ||||
| cupak | 1⁄4 | 1136.5225 | ||||
| gantang | 1 | 4546.09 | ||||
| sukat | 4 | 18184.36 | ||||
| nalih | 16 | 72737.44 | ||||
| kunca | 160 | 727374.4 | ||||
| Note: The millilitre equivalences are exact. | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Kati" entry at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English.
- ^ "Weights and Measures Act 1972". Laws of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.
- ^ 新华字典 (Xīnhuá Zìdiǎn), Peking, 1984.
Further reading
[edit]- Malay Fishermen: Their Peasant Economy, by Raymond Firth. Norton (1975) ISBN 0-393-00775-8
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