Re: 16 aNaala telugu vaaLLu.
V. Chowdary Jampala (cjampala@quark.dayton.net)
Wed, 23 Jul 1997 12:15:52 -0400 (EDT)
On Wed, 23 Jul 1997, D. Sreenivasa Rao wrote:
> I think since 4 kAnulu = 1 aNA, and 1 kAni = 3 paisalu. To rationalize
> the whole thing, the govt. after independence introduced the metric
> system and called the lowest denomination a 'nayaa' paisa (meaning new
> paisa).
>
> Evidently, there was another layer of currency denomination in the
> olden days called 'Dabbu'. I don't exactly remember its relation
> to an aNA, but it is more than a kAni. In fact, there is a telugu
> saameta "EgAnI vedhavaki Dabbunnara kshavaram", used to deride a
> person who is spending (or is forced to spend) way above his means.
paisa = dammiDi
2 paisalu = kaanee
3 paisalu = arthanNa
6 paisalu = aNa
2 aNaalu = bEDa
2 bEDalu = paavala
2 paavalalu = artha roopaayi
2 artharoopaayalu = roopayi
4 roopaayilu = varahaa
Regards --- V. Chowdary Jampala