para

See also parah and parra.

In Malaysia¹ and Singapore², 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of dry capacity, = 10 Imperial gallons (about 45.46 liters or 41.28 U.S. dry quarts). Also spelled parah and parrah. Perhaps also called a bandu in Singapore.

1. United Nations, 1966.

2. Technical Conversion Factors…, 1972, page 301.

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