Length
Table of equivalences
| Bhojpuri unit | SI (metric) |
Imperial units | Traditional definition |
| angul (𑂃𑂁𑂏𑂳𑂪) |
17 mm |
2/3 Inch |
A finger-breath, 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 |
| 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, 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 |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| Sikandari Gaj (𑂮𑂱𑂍𑂁𑂠𑂩𑂲 𑂏𑂔) |
812 mm |
32 Inch |
48 angul, 2 haath (also called Barka Gaj) |
| rasari (𑂩𑂮𑂩𑂲) |
48768 mm |
1920 Inch |
20 laggi (70 cubit in South-West Shahabad) |
| kos (𑂍𑂷𑂮) |
2926 meters |
9600 feet |
60 rasari (50 in South-West Shahabad); |
Area
| Bhojpuri unit |
SI ('Metric') |
Relationship |
|---|
| dhur (𑂡𑂴𑂩) |
|
1 Square Laggi |
| Kattha (𑂍𑂗𑂹𑂘𑂰) |
|
20 Dhur |
| Bigaha (𑂥𑂱𑂏𑂯𑂰) |
|
20 Kattha |
| Pakka Bigaha |
1337.8 sq. meter |
Pakka Bigaha is 14400 sq. feet. Bigaha depends on laggi and hath which varies from 15 to 20 inches. Hence, the normal Bigaha varies. |
Weight
| Bhojpuri unit |
SI ('Metric') |
Relationship |
|---|
| ratti |
0.12 Gram |
|
| Maas |
0.97 Gram |
8 ratti |
| Tola |
|
12 Maas |
| Chhaatank |
|
5 Tola |
| Ser |
|
16 Chhatank |
| adhpai |
|
1/8 Ser |
| pauwa |
|
1/4 Ser |
| Adhsera |
|
1/2 Ser |
| Teenpauwa |
|
3/4 Ser |
| Sawaiya |
|
5/4 Ser |
| Derhseri |
|
3/2 Ser |
| Arahiya |
|
1/2 Paseri |
| Paseri |
|
5 Ser |
| Dhaara |
|
10 Ser |
| Man |
|
40 Ser |
Proportion
Proportion is generally expressed by saying so many aana in a Rupiya. 16 aanas make one rupee. Thus, one aana in a rupee equal 1:16.
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.