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.

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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
UnitImperial
gallon
Millilitres
kepul116  284.130625
leng18  568.26125
cupak14  1136.5225
gantang1   4546.09
sukat4   18184.36
nalih16   72737.44
kunca160   727374.4
Note: The millilitre equivalences are exact.

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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.
  3. 新华字典 ( Xīnhuá Zìdiǎn ), Peking, 1984.

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