bhara

1

In Brunei, Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak, 20th century, a unit of mass, = 400 pounds avoirdupois. (approximately 181.4 kilograms).

United Nations, 1966.

2

Bhárá. In Kamaon, India, ? – 19^th century, a land measure = 2½ Bísís.

A unit of mass for gold, about 233.28 grams.

source

Bhár, or Bhárá, H. &c. (, S. , P. ) A load, a burthen. A rupee weight. A weight of gold equal to twenty tolas.

Bhárá, (?) H. A land measure = 2½ Bísís.—Kamaon.

H. H. Wilson, 1855, pages 77 and 571.

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