Mongolian_units
Mongolian units
Traditional system of measurement used by the Mongolians
Mongolian units are the traditional units of measurement of the Mongolian people.
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Mongolian | English transliteration | Equivalent to | In metric system (approximate) |
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хумсны толио | humsny tolio | width of index finger nail | 1–1.2 cm |
хуруу | huruu | index finger width | 1.5–2 cm |
ямх | yamh | length of index finger distal phalanx | 3.5 cm |
барим | barim | fist width | 8–9 cm |
мухар сөөм | muhar sööm | distance between stretched thumb and proximal phalanx of index finger | 12–15 cm |
үзүүр сөөм | üzür sööm | distance between stretched thumb and index finger | 18 cm |
төө | töö | distance between stretched thumb and middle finger | 19–20 cm |
мухар тохой | muhar tohoi | distance between elbow and fist | 33 cm |
үзүүр тохой | üzür tohoi | distance between elbow and middle finger, = 20 huruu | 40 cm |
алхам | alham | distance of one step | 50 cm |
дэлэм | delem | distance between outstretched arm and opposite shoulder | 95 cm |
эгэм | egem | = 1+1⁄2 delem | 1.35 m |
алд | ald | distance between outstretched arms, = 4 üzür tohoi | 1.6 m |
гөрөм | göröm | = 2,000 ald | 3 km |
бээр | beer | = 4 göröm | 12 km |
өртөө | örtöö | 30 km | |
хагас өдрийн газар | hagas ödriin gazar | half-day horse ride distance, = 1+1⁄2 örtöö | 40–45 km |
өдрийн газар | ödriin gazar | one day horse ride distance, = 3 örtöö | 90–100 km |
хоногийн газар | honogiin gazar | a day and night horse ride distance, = 4 örtöö | 120–130 km |
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More information English transliteration, In metric system ...
Mongolian | English transliteration | In metric system |
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пүү | püü | 16.5 kg |
жин | jin | 596.816 g |
лан | lan | 37.301 g |
цэн | tsen | 3.7301 g |
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