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A Manual of the Malay language

Note 1 — APPENDIX TO PART IV.

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Tulih tinggala muda is about 9 A.M., and tulih tinggala tuah about 11 A.M.

2. 1 kati = 1 lb. 6 oz. 13 drs.

3. 1 bungkal = the weight of two Spanish dollars = 832 grains.

4. 1 gantang contains 271.65 cubic inches, or 1¼ gallons nearly. The standard varies according to locality.

5. The weight of the tampang (in Perak) was one kati. It was a small cubical lump of tin, with a pattern stamped on it. The bidor weighed 2½ kati, or the 40th part of a pikul.

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