pai

1

[Burmese] In Burma, ? – 20^th century, two units of mass, = 1/16 tical, approximately 1.021 grams. Also romanized as beh, bai.

United Nations, 1966.

sources

a pè, a weight equal to six or eight seeds of the Abrus precatorius ().

Robert C. Stevenson.
Judson's Burmese-English Dictionary. Revised and Enlarged.
Rangoon: Printed by the Superintendent, Government Printing, 1893.
Page 705.

2

In Thailand, 20^th century, a unit of mass, = ¼ fuang, about 468.7 milligrams.

3

Spelled paï. In Benin, 20^th century, a unit of capacity, about 4.530 liters¹. Source 2 takes into account the extra amount, the brassée, sometimes given by the seller: 3.93 liters; with one brassée, 4.15 liters; with 2 brassées, 4.56 liters.

1. Equipe ONASA.
Guide: Saisie des donnees prix a partir des fiches de travail des enqueteurs de l'observatoire de l'ONASA.
RUN 1280. Published online 31 October 2002.

Access by entering the paper number in the searchbox at www.runetwork.de/html/en/ Preliminary estimates of units in local markets are given in a spreadsheet accessed through the link UM.xls in Further Documents. Retrieved 31 December 2007.

2. Republic of Benin, Ministere de L'Agriculture de L'elevage et de la Peche.
Bio Sourokou, presenter.
Diffusion des informations commerciales. Experience du PROMIC.
July 2006.

Access at www.fidafrique.net/IMG/pdf/PROMIC_Diffusion_informations_commerciales.pdf Retrieved 30 December 2007.