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A common unit of weight in Ethiopia was the load - a simple measure of the amount carried by a beast of burden such as a camel [1] A number of different units of measurement have been used in Ethiopia. The values of most of these units are not well defined. [2] In 1963, Ethiopia adopted the metric system. [3]
A masha is a traditional Indian unit of mass, [1] now standardized as 0.972 grams (0.0343 oz). [citation needed] The essential unit of mass used in India included ratti, masha, tola, chattank, seer and maund. Grain is usually taken is rice 8 grains of rice = 1 Ratti 8 Ratti = 1 Masha 12 Masha = 1 Tola 5 Tola = 1 chatank 16 chatank = 1 Saer. 40 ...
It was also used in Aden and Zanzibar: in the latter, one tola was equivalent to 175.90 troy grains (0.97722222 British tolas, or 11.33980925 grams). [2] The tola is a Vedic measure, with the name derived from the Sanskrit तोलः tolaḥ (from the root तुल् tul) meaning "weighing" or "weight". [3]
From 1833 the rupee and tolā weight was fixed at 180 grains, i.e. 11.66382 grams. Hence the weight of 1 maund increased to 37.324224 kilogram. [ 3 ] Traditionally one maund represented the weight unit for goods which could be carried over some distance by porters or pack animals.
A standard seer from Almora, India.. A Seer (also sihr) is a traditional unit of mass and volume used in large parts of Asia prior to the middle of the 20th century. It remains in use only in a few countries such as Afghanistan, Iran, and parts of India although in Iran it indicates a smaller unit of weight than the one used in India.
USA TODAY. Flood warnings in effect as storms descend over Northeast this week. Weather. Associated Press. Northern lights could be visible in upper fringes of the US this New Year's Eve.
PARIS (Reuters) -Ethiopia's Tamirat Tola won gold in the men's marathon at the Paris Games on Saturday while Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, who had been bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive ...
Nothing tastes better than a hot, juicy steak off the grill or from a cast-iron pan – but what happens when you make too much? Of course, it makes sense to keep the leftover steak, but reheating ...