Monscha

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The Monscha , also Monka or Trubahuasch , was a measure of weight in Madagascar . The measure was only used for the trade in husked rice .

1 Monscha = 6 pounds (Parisians) = 2.937 kilograms = around 3 kilograms

The Wuhl (Voule) was the according to with about ½ pound (Parisian) or about ¼ kilogram of rice as content.

1 Satu ( Zatou ) = 100 Wuhl / Voule = 50 pounds (Parisians = 0.490 kilograms) = 24½ kilograms

literature

Joseph Meyer : The great conversation lexicon for the educated classes. Volume 20, Bibliographical Institute, Hildburghausen / Amsterdam / Paris / Philadelphia 1851, p. 52.