Good info for our posterity, Bostaum-bab... You forgot the 'mhon' = 'odez (2 1/2) 'kudov' or 'panch (5) paileo/pailis'.
Chacha... > Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:31:14 +0530 > From: f...@goa-india.org > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] More on Khandis... > > Very useful information from Sebastian... could anyone offer metric > equivalents? FN > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: sebastian mascarenhas <mask...@rediffmail.com> > To: f...@goa-india.org > > > Dear Fredrick, > > Khandi was the measure used for paddy, as I remeber 4 ozim ( Baskets) > was equal to one khandi. 1 ozem was 4 panti, then there was 1 kudov > which was 2 pailis, one paili was 4 poddi, one poddi was 16 > anatim.(all salcete Cinchinim, Sarzora lingo) > > The fields were measured as LANCE , then there was 1/2 lance . 1/4 > lance 1/8 lance etc, I think our form 1 & 14 shows the area of a lance > in square meters. > > Regards, > > Sebastian Mascarenhas. > > Saudi Arabia > > > > -- > Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 > Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism > Books from Goa: http://tiny.cc/goabooks _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://www.microsoft.com/middleeast/windows/windowslive/see-it-in-action/social-network-basics.aspx?ocid=PID23461::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-xm:SI_SB_1:092010