12 WEIGHTS AND MEASURES 



The marakkal however varies in size in different taluks 

 though at all places 12 marakkals = 1 kalam and 24 kalams 

 are generally held equal to a cartload. Near Palur, a kalam 

 = 36 Madras measures and 12 kalams go to the cartload. 



Liquid Measure. 



Usually as fractions and multiples of a Madras measure, 

 ghee and oil are retailed by weight by the seer and palam 

 above. 



Arrack is sold by gallons and drams. 



Linear Measure. 



9 angulas (thumb's breadths) = 1 jan (span). 



12 „ " == 1 adi (foot). 



18 „ . .. = 1 molam (cubit, 



length from elbow 

 to tip of middle 

 finger). 



2 molams ... = 1 gaja (yard). 



2 gajas = 1 mar (distance be- 



tween tips of the 

 two middle fingers 

 measured across 

 the chest with the 

 arms horizontal) . 



Land Measure. 



24 feet — 1 kole (rod). 



1 square kole (576 sq.ft.). = 1 kuli. 

 100 kulis = 1 kani (132 acres). 



SOUTH KANAKA. 



Mangalore. 

 Weights. 



24 tolas =1 seer. 



48 seers =1 maund. 



20 maunds = 1 candy. 



