Malay units of measurement
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Mass
In measuring amount by mass, the common unit is katiCatty
The catty , symbol 斤, is a traditional Chinese unit of mass used across East and Southeast Asia, notably for weighing food and other groceries in some wet markets, street markets, and shops. Related units include the picul, equal to 100 catties, and the tael, which is of a catty. A stone is a...
, which is about 1 1/3 lb. A higher unit is pikul'', which is 100 kati or 133 1/3 lb..
Volume
In measuring amount by volume, the common unit is gantang, which is equivalent to an Imperial gallon. A gantang can be divided into four chupak. Chupak can be further divided into four chentong, and two chentong makes up a leng.Chentong is also normally used only in certain areas, and so eight leng makes up a chupak.
When used to measure unhusked rice, a gantang weights about 4 to 5 lb.