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Malay units of measurement

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

For other uses, see Gantang (disambiguation).

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

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References

  1. [1]
    "Kati" entry at A Dictionary of Singlish and Singapore English.
  2. [2]
    "Weights and Measures Act 1972". Laws of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2014-02-01.
  3. [3]
    新华字典 (Xīnhuá Zìdiǎn), Peking, 1984.

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