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
kepul1⁄16  284.130625
leng1⁄8  568.26125
cupak1⁄4  1136.5225
gantang1   4546.09
sukat4   18184.36
nalih16   72737.44
kunca160   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.
  3. ↑ 新华字典 ( Xīnhuá Zìdiǎn ), Peking, 1984.

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