Malay units of measurement

Units of measurement used in Malaysia and neighbouring countries include the kati, a unit of mass, and the gantang, a unit of volume.

Mass

For mass, the catty equals 0.6 kg. Another unit is picul which equals 60 kg.

Volume

The gantang is equivalent to an imperial gallon, or 4.54609 cubic decimetres.

References

Further reading

• Malay Fishermen: Their Peasant Economy, by Raymond Firth. Norton (1975)