Voule
Voule was a small measure of weight on the island of Madagascar . The measure was a grain measure for unpeeled rice , for husked rice there was the Monscha / Monka or Troubahouache / Trubahurasch weighing around 2.937 kilograms .
- 1 voule = ½ pound = about 250 grams
- 12 Voules = 1 Monscha / Monka / Troubahouache
- 100 Wuhl / Voule = Zatou / Satu = around 24.5 kilograms
literature
- Christian Noback , Friedrich Eduard Noback : Complete paperback of the coin, measure and weight relationships. Volume 1, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1851, p. 583.
- Friedrich Erdmann Petri: Concise manual of foreign words in German written and colloquial language. Arnoldische Buchhandlung, Leipzig 1852, p. 880.
- Johann Karl Gottfried Jacobsson: Technological dictionary or alphabetical explanation of all useful mechanical arts, manufactories, factories and craftsmen . Volume 4, Friedrich Nicolai, Berlin / Stettin 1784, p. 561.
- Association of practical merchants: The latest illustrated trade and goods lexicon or encyclopedia of the entire trade sciences for merchants and manufacturers. Volume 2, Verlag Ernst Schäfer, Leipzig 1857, p. 100.