Physics:Malay units of measurement

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Units of measurement used in Malaysia and neighbouring countries include the kati, a unit of mass, and the gantang, a unit of volume.

Mass

For mass, the catty[1] equals 0.6 kg.[2] Another unit is picul which equals 60 kg.[3]

Volume

The gantang is equivalent to an imperial gallon, or 4.54609 cubic decimetres.

Table of equivalences
Unit Imperial
gallon
Millilitres
kepul 116     284.130625
leng 18     568.26125
cupak 14     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

  1. "Kati" entry at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English.
  2. "Weights and Measures Act 1972". Laws of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201182503/http://www.kpdnkk.gov.my/akta-timbang-dan-sukat-1972. 
  3. 新华字典 (Xīnhuá Zìdiǎn), Peking, 1984.

Further reading

  • Malay Fishermen: Their Peasant Economy, by Raymond Firth. Norton (1975) ISBN:0-393-00775-8