Bhojpuri units of measurement
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Bhojpuri Units are the units of measurement that are used in the Bhojpuri region of India and Nepal.
Length
| Bhojpuri unit | SI (metric) | Imperial units | Traditional definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| angul (𑂃𑂁𑂏𑂳𑂪) | 17 mm | 2/3 Inch | A finger-breath,[1] 3 Pains, 9 Suts |
| Chaua (𑂒𑂸𑂄) | 67.73 mm | 2.67 Inch | Four angul |
| muttha (𑂧𑂳𑂗𑂹𑂘𑂰) | 67.73 mm | 2.67 Inch | Width of a Fist, Used in Shahabad Region instead of Chaua[1] |
| Bitta (𑂥𑂱𑂞𑂹𑂞𑂰) | 203.2 mm | 8 inch | 12 anguls |
| Sut (𑂮𑂴𑂞) | 17/27 mm | 2/27 Inch | Thickness of a thread |
| Pain (𑂣𑂶𑂢) | 51/27 mm | 6/27 inch | 3 Suts |
| Tassur (𑂞𑂮𑂹𑂮𑂳𑂩) | 17 mm | 2/3 Inch | A finger-breath,[1] 3 Pains, 9 Suts, 1 angul (to measure wood, it's 2 angul) |
| Gaj (𑂏𑂔; wood measure) | 476 mm | 56/3 inch | 28 anguls (for measuring wood; hath is used instead[1] |
| Hanth (𑂯𑂰𑂁𑂟) | 406 mm | 16 Inch | 24 angul, 2 Bitta. (Hath can vary from 15 to 20 inches, hence the average 18 inches can be considered as 1 Cubit[1]) |
| deg (𑂙𑂵𑂏) or Gaj | 914.4 mm | 36 Inch | 2 Hath, 4 Bitta |
| Girah (𑂏𑂱𑂩𑂯) | 57.15 mm | 9/4 Inch | Length of Forefinger, 1/16 Gaj |
| Laggi (𑂪𑂏𑂹𑂏𑂲) | 2743.2 mm | 108 inch | 3 Gaj (also called Baans or Lattha[2]) |
| Sikandari Gaj (𑂮𑂱𑂍𑂁𑂠𑂩𑂲 𑂏𑂔) | 812 mm | 32 Inch | 48 angul, 2 haath (also called Barka Gaj[3]) |
| rasari (𑂩𑂮𑂩𑂲) | 48768 mm | 1920 Inch | 20 laggi (70 cubit in South-West Shahabad[3]) |
| kos (𑂍𑂷𑂮) | 2926 meters | 9600 feet | 60 rasari (50 in South-West Shahabad[3]); |
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Bibliography
- Grierson, G.A. (1885). Bihar Peasant Life. London: The Bengal Secretariat Press.
- Tiwari, Arjun (2019). Bhojpuri Hindi Shabkosh (in Hindi) (1st ed.). Varanasi: Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-87643-11-6.