In Burma, 20th century, a unit of mass, approximately 4.082
grams. ![]()
United Nations, 1966.
1
a mat, a weight equal to four great pais () or five small ones.
Robert C. Stevenson.
Judson's Burmese-English Dictionary. Revised and Enlarged.
Rangoon: Printed by the Superintendent, Government
Printing, 1893.
Page 817.
In Burma, 19th century, a unit of length, = ¼ dain.
Henry J. Chaney.
Our Weights and Measures. A Practical Treatise on the Standard Weights and
Measures in use in the British Empire...
London: Eyre and Spottiswoode, 1897.
Page 40.
In Britain, 19th century, a unit of mass, = 80 pounds.
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