In India, ? – 20ᵗʰ century, a unit of capacity used for grain.
path |
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bora |
4 |
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chuth |
4 |
16 |
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pai |
4 |
16 |
64 |
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topa |
4 |
16 |
64 |
256 |
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paropi |
4 |
16 |
64 |
256 |
1024 |
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topa |
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drun |
6 |
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thinbi |
8 |
48 |
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path |
2 |
16 |
96 |
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jhiaoo |
2 |
4 |
32 |
192 |
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topa |
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dopar or daropa |
2 |
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pas or paropa |
2 |
4 |
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mani |
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man |
12 |
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topa |
4 |
48 |
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paropa |
4 |
16 |
192 |
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It should be remembered that (a) these measures are based on certain weights of a common grain, which is rice or dhan (unhusked rice) in Kangra and wheat in the remaining area of inquiry; and (b) the topas are not of uniform capacity even in the same district but vary from village to village and in some places the variation is considerable.
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