Measure of capacity
1 aazhaakku - 168 ml
1 uzhakku - 336 ml
1 kalam - 64.5 litre
1 thooni - 21.5 litre
1 nei karandi - 1 table spoon
1 ennai karandi - 240 ml
1 paalaadai - 30 ml
1 kuppi - 700 ml
1 ounce - 31 g
360 nel - 1 soadu (33.6 ml)
5 soadu - 1 aazhaakku
2 aazhaakku - 1 uzhakku
2 uzhakku - 1 uri
2 uri - 1 naazhi
8 naazhi - 1 kuruni
2 kuruni - 1 pathakku
2 pathakku - 1 thooni
3 thooni - 1 kalam
Measure of weighing
3.75 (three and three quarters) kunri mani edai* - 1 panavedai
32 kunri mani edai - 1 viraagan edai
10 viraagan edai - 1 palam
8 palam - 1 saer
40 palam - 1 veesai
50 palam - 1 thookku
2 thookku - 1 thulaam
1 kunri mani edai - 130 mg
1 panavedai - 487.5 mg
1 thoala - 12 g (accurately 11.7 g)
1 palam - 35 g
1 veesai - 1400 g
1 viraagan - 4 g
Measure of time
24 minutes - 1 naazhigai
Two and half naazhigai - 1 mani (1 hour)
Three and three quarter naazhigai - 1 muhurtham
60 naazhigai - 1 naal (1 day)
seven and half naazhigai - 1 saamam
1 saamam - 3 hour
8 saamam - 1 day
4 saamam - 1 pozhuthu
2 pozhuthu - 1 day
15 days - 1 pakkam
2 pakkam - 1 maatham
6 maatham - 1 ayanam
2 ayanam - 1 aandu (1 year)
60 year - 1 vattam
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