the units puTTi (in puTTeDu) and kunce (in kunceDu) are regular
units of volume particularly in measuring dhAnyam I believe.
Another expression of measurement is: mAneDu.
An observation :
There are few authentic telugu words (as opposed to words derived
from Sanskrit / Persian) in the time units list (only jhAmu),
the books units list (none), music units , while most of the ones
in weight/volume list and money list appear acca telugu words.
How I love these pure telugu words !
length : jAna, bette, bAra, moora, aDugu, vElu (as in vEleDu, vElu mandam)
wt/vol : sOla, vISe, maNuvu, sEru
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A question to SCIT veterans (unrelated to the current subject):
Can somebody tell me where to find the discussion on / list of
sAmetalu that was posted on SCIT a long time back (I remember seeing
something of that sort) ?
TIA.
Regards,
Sankaram
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