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Tamilunitsofmeasurement
MeasurementsinancientTamillandwereofsevenkinds.Theywerenumbercounts,balanceweights,fluidvolumes,
grainvolumes,length,timeandthelikeness.
UnitsoftimeinancientTamilhistory
1kuzhi(kuRRuzhi)=6.66millisecondthetimetakenbythePleiadesstars(aRumin)toglitteronce.
12(base8)or10kuzhigaL=1miy=66.6666millisecondthetimetakenbytheyounghumaneyestoflaponce.
2kaNNimaigaL=1kainodi=0.125second
2kainodi=1maatthirai=0.25second
6(base8)or6miygaL=1siRRuzhi(nodi)=0.40secondthetimetakenforabubble(createdbyblowingair
throughabambootubeintoavessel1saaNhigh,fullofwater)totraveladistanceofonesaaN.
2maatthiraigaL=1kuru=0.50second
2(base8)or2nodigaL=1vinaadi=0.80secondthetimefortheadulthumanhearttobeatonce
212 nodigaL=2kuru=1uyir=1second
5nodigaL=2uyir=1saNigam=1/2aNu=2seconds
12(base8)or10nodigaL=1aNu=4seconds
6(base8)or6aNukkaL=12saNigam=1thuLi=1naazhigaivinaadi=24seconds
12(base8)or10thuLigaL=1kaNam=4minutes
6(base8)or6kaNangaL=1naazhigai=24minutes
12(base8)or10naazhigaigaL=4saamam=1siRupozhuthu=240minutes=4hours
6(base8)or6siRupozhuthugaL=1naaL(1day)=24hours
7naaTkaL=1kizhamai(1week)
15naaTkaL=1azhuvam(1fortnight)
29.5naaTkaL=1thingaL(1lunarmonth)
2thingaL=1perumpozhuthu(1season)
6perumpozhuthugaL=1AaNdu(1year)
64aaNdugaL=1vattam(1cycle)
4096(=8^4)AaNdugaL=1Oozhi(1epoch)
AreaMeasurement
1Marakkalvaedaipadu(seedsrequiredforplantingrice)=8cents
12.5Marakkalvaedaipadu=100cents(oneacre)
AreacalculationandMeasurementChart.
1hectare=2acre47cent
1hectare=10,000sq.m.
1acre=0.405hectare
1acre=4046.82sq.m.
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1acre=43,560sq.ft.
1acre=100cent=4840sq.gejam
1cent=435.6sq.ft.
1cent=40.5sq.m
1ground=222.96sq.m.=5.5cent
1ground=2400sq.ft.
1kuli=44cent
1kaani=132cent=3kuli
1kaani=1.32acre
1kaani=57,499sq.ft.
1acre=2.25kuli
1dismil=1.5cent
1furlong=660feet=220kejam
1kilometre=5furlong
1link/chain=0.66foot=7.92inch
1kejam=3feet
1mile=8furlong
1ares=1076sq.ft.=2.47cent
1chain=22kejam
1furlong=10chain
1kejam=0.9144metre
1township=36sq.mile
1sq.mile=640acre
Unitsofancienttrade
Balanceweights
GOLDWEIGHTS
4neledai=1kunRimaNi
2kunRimaNi=1manjaadi
1manjaadi=1paNavedai
5paNavedai=1kazhanju
8paNavedai=1varaaganedai
20paNavedai=4kazhanju=1kaqhsu
80paNavedai=16kazhanju=4kaqhsu=1palam.
1.5Kazhanji=8gramoronepown
GOODSWEIGHTS
32kunRimaNi=1varaaganedai
10varaaganedai=1palam
40palam=1veesai
1000palam=1kaa
6veesai=1thulaam
8veesai=1maNangu
20maNangu=1paaram.
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Grainvolume
1kuNam=smallestunitofvolume
9kuNam=1mummi
11mummi=1aNu
7aNu=1immi
7immi=1uminel
1sittigai=7uminel
360nel=1sevidu
5sevidu=1aazhaakku
2aazhaakku=1uzhakku
2uzhakku=1uri
2uri=1padi
8padi=1marakkaal(kuRuNi)
2marakkaal(kuRuNi)=1padhakku
2padhakku=1thooNi
5marakkaal=1paRai
80paRai=1karisai
96padi=1kalam
120padi=1pothi(mootai)
21marakkal=1Kottai
1padi,=1800avaraipods=12,800miLaguseeds=14,400nelgrains=14,800payaRugrains=
38,000arisigrains=115,200sesameseeds
Fluidvolume
5sevidu=1aazhaakku
2mahani=1aazhakku(araikalpadi)
2aazhaakku=1uzhakku(Kalpadi)
2uzhakku=1uri(Araipadi)
2uri=1padi
8padi=1marakkaal
2marakkaal(kuRuNi)=1padhakku
2padhakku=1thooNi
21Marakkal=1Kottai
Length
10koaN=1nuNNaNu
10nuNNaNU=1aNu(atom)
8aNu=1kathirtthugaL
8kathirtthugaL=1thusumbu
8thusumbu=1mayirnuni
8mayirnuni=1nuNmaNal
8nuNmaNal=1siRukadugu
8siRukadugu=1eL
8eL=1nel
8nel=1viral=8^8aNu(atom)=1.9444centimetre
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12viral=1saaN=100immi=23.3333centimetre
2saaN=1muzham=46.6666centimetre
2muzham=1kajam
4muzham=1paagam
625paagam=1kaadham=5000saaN=1166.66metres=1.167kilometre
Likeness(Saartthal)
Likenesshasattributesoftone,sound,colourandshapeforcomparisonofagivensubstancewithaknownstandard.
Wholenumbers
OldTamilnumericalcharacters
1=onRu
10=patthu
100=nooRu
1000=aayiram
10,000=pathaayiram
100,000=nooRaayiram
1000,000=meiyiram
10^9=thoLLunn
10^12=eegiyam
10^15=neLai
10^18=iLanji
10^20=veLLam
10^21=aambal
Sanskrittextselaboratethefollowingversion:
*1=ONDRUone
*10=PATHUten
*100=NOORUhundred
*1,000=AAYIRAMthousand
*10,000=PATHAAYIRAMtenthousand
*100,000=LATCHAMhundredthousand
*1,000,000=PATHULATCHAMonemillion
*10,000,000=KODItenmillion
*100,000,000=ARPUTHAMhundredmillion
*1,000,000,000=NIGARPUTHAMonebillion
*10,000,000,000=KUMBAMtenbillion
*100,000,000,000=KANAMhundredbillion
*1,000,000,000,000=KARPAMonetrillion
*10,000,000,000,000=NIKARPAMtentrillion
*100,000,000,000,000=PATHUMAMhundredtrillion
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*1,000,000,000,000,000=SANGGAMquadrillion
*10,000,000,000,000,000=VELLAMtenquadrillion
*100,000,000,000,000,000=ANNIYAMhundredquadrillion
*1,000,000,000,000,000,000=ARTTAMquintillion
*10,000,000,000,000,000,000=PARARTTAMtenquintillion
*100,000,000,000,000,000,000=POORIYAMhundredquintillion
*1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000=MUKKODIsextillion
*10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000=MAHAYUGAMtensextillion
Fractions
1=onRu
3/4=mukkaal
1/2=arai
1/4=kaal
1/5=naalumaa
3/16=moonRuveesam
3/20=moonRumaa
1/8=araikkaal
1/10=irumaa
1/16=maakaaNi(veesam)
1/20=orumaa
3/64=mukkaalveesam
3/80=mukkaaN
1/32=araiveesam
1/40araimaa
1/64=kaalveesam
1/80=kaaNi
3/320=araikkaaNimunthiri
1/160=araikkaaNi
1/320=munthiri
1/102,400=keezhmunthiri
1/2,150,400=immi
1/23,654,400=mummi
1/165,580,800=aNu
1/1,490,227,200=kuNam
1/7,451,136,000=pantham
1/44,706,816,000=paagam
1/312,947,712,000=vintham
1/5,320,111,104,000=naagavintham
1/74,481,555,456,000=sinthai
1/1,489,631,109,120,000=kathirmunai
1/59,585,244,364,800,000=kuralvaLaippidi
1/3,575,114,661,888,000,000=veLLam
1/357,511,466,188,800,000,000=nuNNmaNl
1/2,323,824,530,227,200,000,000=thaertthugaL
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Currency
1pal(woodendiscs/seashellots)=(approximately)0.9grain
8(or10base8)paRkaL=1senkaaNi(copper/bronze)=7.2grains(misinterprettedbyRomanaccountsas10
base10paRkal=9grains)
1/4senkaaNi=1kaalkaaNi(copper)=1.8grains(misinterprettedbyRomanaccountsas2.25grains)
64(or100base8)paRkaL=1KaaNappona.k.a.Kaasupanam(gold)=57.6grains
1Romandinariumwastradedonparwith2KaaNapponplus1SenkaaNi(=124grains).
18Ana=2.5Rupee,16Ana=1Rupee,1Ana=3Thuttu,1/4Ana=3/4(mukkal)thuttu
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Sureshkannan(Pulli)
September20,2011at9:26AM
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September20,2011at12:41PM
innumnariyairukudamachiitsdifficulttoedit..willupdateonebyoneihaveplantobuyownwebsite
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December8,2013at1:31AM
(DecimalCalculation)..!
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November19,2011at6:35PM
Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!
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December4,2011at12:00PM
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February29,2016at8:14PM
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December22,2012at10:05AM
Thamilzhaivalavaippavarkalenrenrumvaalvarkal.
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December22,2012at10:09AM
Thamilzhaivaalavaippavarkalainumthamilzhththeivamenrenrumvaalavaikkum.
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December22,2012at10:11AM
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February16,2013at6:32PM
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February28,2013at10:56AM
Highlyvaluableinformationbothfortheoldergenerationandfortheyoungergenerationwhomaynotbe
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March12,2013at7:06PM
whatisthatchumulam?
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April12,2013at9:35AM
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July30,2013at4:39PM
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September4,2013at3:22AM
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September4,2013at7:52PM
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March5,2014at2:52PM
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March11,2014at7:13PM
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April18,2014at5:25PM
Great.theancienttamilshavesuchameasuringsystem.amazing.
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April18,2014at5:28PM
Astonishingfacts.ThegreatnessofTamil.congratulationsforpostingsuchfacts.
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May21,2014at12:17PM
IdontwanttosayjustlikeothersasExcellent,Super,Amazing,Greatetc.,,buthowcanweuseindaytodaylife?
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May1,2016at6:19AM
Iagree.Inourchildhoodtimeweweretaught1/2,1/4,1/8,1/16vaipaduweretaughtintheformofrhyme.We
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June20,2014at5:56PM
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July11,2014at3:58PM
pleasewritethedetailsintamillanguage.Icommentuinenglishbecozmytamillanguageshouldnothurt
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July18,2014at4:54PM
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September9,2014at4:36PM
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September22,2014at5:59PM
1acre=43,560sq.ft.
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1acre=100cent
1cent=435.6sq.ft.
1KULI=144SQ.FT
1kuli=44cent
3KULI=1CENT
1acre=2.25kuli
1ACRE=300KULI
SOMEDATASAREFOUNDWRONG..
PLEASEMAKECORRECTIONS
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December9,2014at9:32PM
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December18,2014at11:59AM
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December18,2014at5:43PM
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TamizanendrusolladaThalainimirnthunillada.Good,Keepitup
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December21,2014at10:32PM
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1/3kkutamililiEnna?
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July10,2015at10:59PM
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July11,2015at3:32PM
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November16,2015at4:05PM
Usefulinformation
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November17,2015at1:41PM
Oruganaadimeanshowmanylitres?
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MohamedAsanKani
November24,2015at1:27AM
silaoorkaliltachukanakusolraanga(2.50cent=1tachu)Idhupandayatamilarkalinkanakumuraya?
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kalyanam
December31,2015at11:26AM
whatisjathiadianditsmeaurementinincghes
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KRSRINIVASAN
February16,2016at6:33PM
ialsowanttoknow1jathiadiisequaltohowmuchlengthinfeet?Ijathiadimeans1footormorethanthat?
Inthedocumentspreparedin1936bymyancestors,thelengthismentionedasjathiadi.Cananyonethrow
somelightonthis?
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kannan
February21,2016at12:49PM
anybodyanswertheexactmeasurementofonethatchumulam
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Poovazhahi
March5,2016at12:30PM
Fantabulouswork,hatsoff
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Ramu
March13,2016at9:53PM
Thereseemstobeaseriouserroringrainvolumemeasurements.48padi=1kalamand96padi=1pothi.Pls
check.
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Thiruppathi
March17,2016at11:39AM
veryniceinformation
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SajanMon
April14,2016at11:17AM
1padikuethanaazhaaku??
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Subbu
April14,2016at10:03PM
8azhakku=1padi
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