Dipoh
The Dipoh , also Depok or Depa, was an East Indian measure of length and was valid in Sumatra . Despite the introduction of the English dimensions (Fanthom / Faden as standard with 6 English feet ), England had sovereignty until 1824, the local dimensions continued to apply.
The Dipoh was that
- English thread with 72 inches (engl.) the same,
- the Hehloh resembled the Engl. 36-inch yard and
- the Kobbit was 18 inches
The dimensional chain for the Dipoh was
- 1 Dipoh = 2 Hehlohs / Hailobs = 4 Estos / Kobbit / Cobits / Covids = 8 Jankala / Spannen = 16 Tempohs
literature
- Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 2, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 1200.
- Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 4. Leipzig 1906, p. 646.