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The traditional Burmese units of measurement were a system of measurement used in Myanmar. [ citation needed ] Myanmar was one of three countries that had not adopted the International System of Units (SI) metric system as their official system of weights and measures according to the 2010 CIA Factbook. [ 1 ]
In Burmese, classifiers or measure words, in the form of particles, are used when counting or measuring nouns. They immediately follow the number, unless the number is a round number (ends in a zero), in which case, the measure word precedes the number. Nouns to which the classifiers refer to can be omitted if the context allows, because many ...
It was usually used to measure depth, tunnel driving and the size of mining fields; it was also used for contract work. In mining in the German-speaking countries, it was the primary unit of length. Ligne – a French unit of length, roughly equal to 2.25 mm (0.089 in), or 9 points
1 Burmese for zero comes from Sanskrit śūnya. 2 Can be abbreviated to IPA: [kʰʊ̀ɰ̃] in list contexts, such as telephone numbers.. Spoken Burmese has innate pronunciation rules that govern numbers when they are combined with another word, be it a numerical place (e.g. tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.) or a measure word.
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The Mingun Bell, weighing at 90 tons, is today the second largest ringing bell in the world. The weight of the bell in Burmese measurement, is 55,555 viss or peiktha (1 viss = 1.63 kg), handed down as a mnemonic "Min Hpyu Hman Hman Pyaw", with the consonants representing the number 5 in Burmese astronomy and numerology. [4] [5]
Peacock and "100 kyats" written in Burmese with rising sun in background Ks. 100/- 155 × 95 mm Dark blue Peacock and "100 kyats" written over Burmese "100" numerals with image of Head of State Ba Maw on right Mandalay Royal Palace in center bordered by Burmese nāgas with "100" in Burmese numerals on left and right Head of State Ba Maw's image ...
Burmese was the fourth of the Sino-Tibetan languages to develop a writing system, after Chinese, Tibetan, and Tangut. [7] There are various Burmese dialects or related languages, the largest being Arakanese (or Rakhine), which retains the /r/ sound of older forms of Burmese, as well as various differences in vowel pronunciations.