Malay units of measurement

Summary

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.

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 edit

  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.

Further reading edit

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