Malay units of measurement
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Mass
In measuring amount by mass, the common unit is kati, which is about 11⁄3 lb. A higher unit is pikul, which is 100 kati or 133.333 pounds (60.479 kg).
Volume
In measuring amount by volume, the common unit is gantang, which is equivalent to an Imperial gallon. A gantang can be divided into four chupak. Chupak can be further divided into four chentong, and two chentong makes up a leng.
Chentong is also normally used only in certain areas, and so eight leng makes up a chupak.
When used to measure unhusked rice, a gantang weights about 4 to 5 lb (1.8 to 2.3 kg).
See also
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Further reading
- Malay Fishermen : Their Peasant Economy, by Raymond Firth. Norton (1975) ISBN 0-393-00775-8
External links
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