Calanchi (unit)
The calanchi was a measure of weight in the French East Indies, especially in the province of Puducherry (Old Pondichery) . It was a small measure and was primarily used as a pearl weight .
- 1 calanchi = 20 manchadis = 0.14 grams
literature
- Christian Noback, Friedrich Eduard Noback: Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 2, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 965
- Johann Christian Nelkenbrecher: General pocket book of coin, measure and weight. Georg Reimer Verlag, Berlin 1871, p. 431