Tamil Brahmi Script Part 3

South Indian Infuences in the Far East by K. . !ila"anta Sastri #

Tamil $easurements
July 1, 2008 | Filed under: Articles and tagged with: measurements, tamil
!eettal ala%ai
kAdam Distance of about 10 Miles
Osanai ==> 4 kAda dhOram
Kal ==> a mile (160 meter!
mu"ham ==> As the measure from the elbo# to the ti$ of the middle %n&er
(' sAn!
sAn the distance from the ti$ of the thumb to the ti$ of the little %n&er
OttaisAn ==> the s$ace from the $oint of the thumb to that of the fore%n&er
#hen e(tended
sAtkOl ==> measurin& rod of a len&th of a sAn
an&uttam ==> measure of thumb
adi ==> 1' an&uttam (inches!
kasAkiram ==> ma)ir nuni)ala*u ( a linear measure e+ual to hair,s breadth!
A- (aal! ==> man as a standard hei&ht
s.n ==> hei&ht / len&th
kO$iduthOram (kOsu! ==> hailin& distance (short distance!
u*ai ==> )onder at a distance nor far o0
s.tchi (s.i! remoteness
!iraththal ala%ai
A"hAkku ==> 1/1 of a $adi (&rain measure!
se*idu 1/2 of A"hAkku (consistin& of 360 &rains of $add)!
s.r ==> 2 A"hAkku ( rou&hl) 3'0 &rams!
*eesai ==> 1400 &rams a$$ro(
idA ==> mu&aththal ala*ai / $alm leaf bucket for irri&ation
u4hakku ==> 1/4 of a $adi (&rain measure!
chinna $adi ==> 1/' $adi
$akkA ==> ' $adi (' liters a$$ro(5!
*atti ==> 1 $adi
*allam ==> ' or 4 $adi
ettunai ==> si"e of a sin&le sesame &rain
kahsu ==> 1/4 $alam
$alam ==> 32 &rams a$$ro(5
rAththal ==> 13 $alam
kOttai ==> '1 marakkAl (&rain measure!
kalam ==> 1' marakkAl (&rain measure!
thooni ==> 1 marakkAl
$arai ==> 6 marakkAl
kalarai ==> 11/' kalam (&rain measure!
kuruni ( marakkAl! ($ira$$u! (ambanam!==> 1 $adi (&rain measure!
Parappala%u
kundu ==> de$th / a land measure = 101 s+5ft5
ku"hi a land measure = 144s+5ft5
mA ==> 100 ku"hi
*.li ==> '0 ma (6566 Acres!
"la ala%u
kar$am ==> a da) of brahma com$risin& 473'070007000 )ears
$Athumakar$am ==> %rst $ortion of brahma,s life s$an
*uri ==> arai nA"hi (nA"hi&ai!
kannal (nA"hi&ai! ==> '4 minutes
kanam ==> nodi$o"huthu7 #ink of the e)e7 shortest duration of time as
measured b) a sna$ #ith %n&ers5
$adalam ==> duration of an action7 $rocess of an e*ent or occurrence
$Adam ==> 1/4 of the duration of the in8uence of a nakshathra
)Amam ==> 3 hours (6 1/' nA"hi&ai!
mandalam ==> $eriod of 40 / 41 / 42 da)s
mAmAn&am ==> $eriod of 1' )ears
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