Thwa
Thwa , the span, was a measure of length in Rangoon .
- 1 thwa = 24.26 centimeters
The dimensional chain was:
- 1 Taong / Taim / Elle = 2 Thwas / Spannen = 3 Mails / Hand widths = 24 Thits / Finger widths = 96 Mo-gaus = 6 Nhon / Sesame seeds = 10 Cha-khycs / Hair widths = 19 l / 10 inches (= 48.514 centimeters calculated.)
literature
- Association of scholars and practical merchants: trade lexicon or encyclopedia of the entire trade sciences for merchants and manufacturers. Volume 4, Ernst Schäfer, Leipzig 1850, p. 443.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Fr. Silber: The coins, measures and weights of all countries in the world individually calculated according to their values and relationships to all German coins, measures and weights. In addition to information on the trading venues and their billing relationships. Moritz Ruhl, Leipzig 1861, p. 430.