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[2] [3] The pao was recorded in the Bengal Presidency in 1850, but was not considered to be an integral part of the local system of weights. It was equal to four chitaks , and hence a quarter of a seer: the equivalent Imperial weight at the time was given as 7 oz. 10 dwt. Troy (233.3 grams ). [ 4 ]
Commodity Weight System. 1 Bhari = 4 Siki 1 Kancha = 5 Siki 1 Chhataank = 4 Kancha 1 Chhataank = 5 Bhari 1 Adh-pav = 2 Chhatank = 1/8 Seer 1 Pav = 2 Adh-pav = ¼ Seer (Pav means ¼) The unit pav is still used to this date however, it has been modified to "a fourth of a kilogram". 1 Adher = 2 Pav = ½ Seer In Hindi ½ Seer = Adha (½) Seer, or Adher
Cavan was reported in the late 19th century as a measure for rice equivalent to 98.28 litres. [4] Various references from the same period describe it as a unit of mass: for rice, 133 lb (about 60.33 kg); for cocoa, 83.5 lb, (about 37.87 kg) one source says on the average 60 kg for rice and 38 kg for cacao [5]). Other sources claim it was the ...
In Persia (and later Iran), it was and remains in two units: . The metric seer was 74.22 g (2.618 oz); The seer (sihr) was 160 g (5.6 oz)The smaller weight is now part of the national weight system in Iran and is used on daily basis for small measures of delicate foodstuff and choice produce.
Corning Ware, also written CorningWare, was originally a brand name for a unique glass-ceramic cookware resistant to thermal shock. It was first introduced in 1958 by Corning Glass Works (later Corning Inc. ) in the United States.
The cup is a cooking measure of volume, commonly associated with cooking and serving sizes.In the US, it is traditionally equal to one-half US pint (236.6 ml). Because actual drinking cups may differ greatly from the size of this unit, standard measuring cups may be used, with a metric cup commonly being rounded up to 240 millilitres (legal cup), but 250 ml is also used depending on the ...
Nigōhanmasu (2.5 gō [450 ml.]) = Holds a quarter shō measure. Gogōmasu (5 gō [900 ml]) = Holds a half shō measure. Isshōmasu (1 shō or 10 gō [1.8 L]) = Holds a full shō measure. A small 65 by 65 by 55 mm (2.5 by 2.5 by 2.25 in), lidded form of masu, is sold for serving pepper, salt, sugar, and other dry condiments at the table.
It was divided into 2 bisauli (बिसौलि), 4 boṛi (बोड़ि), or 12 pāu (पाउ). [1] The United Nations Statistical Office gave an approximate equivalence of 2.3325 kilograms (5.142 pounds avoirdupois ) in 1966.