Very interesting, Chacha. I remember Victor Hugo Gomes (Chitra) mentioning that the "podd" had two versions - "divpachi podd" (thick bottom) and "ghevpachi podd" (thin/deep bottom). Cheers.
On Sun, Oct 27, 2013 at 1:39 AM, Alfred de Tavares < [email protected]> wrote: > Good... you guys are edifying our posterity in these weights & measures of > millenia > past. Soon our neonati generations will not know about this paraphernalia, > essential > to our goneby existence...&, good God forbid, such daily-requisite > materials viz. pencils, > slates, erasers, chalks, blackboards, sharpeners....PAPER may be heading > towards oblivion. > Ousch...as our Viviana, in Cal, is bound to say....how very apocalyptic... > > Thus a record of pre-kilogram....-littre measures, inalianable necessities > of every-minute > life, sketchily recorded. We had: > > Gui'natti/gui'natem X 4, equals 1 anna'tti (ten) X 4, equals 1 podd' x 4, > equals i paili > > 4 pailis equal 1 mond(h); 5 paillis equal 1 vod'lo/dedd mond. > > All these measures could be asked for 'cortad' ie levelled with a stave or > äsui (suien) > ie heaped/peaked-up. > > Then going higher: > > 20 monds equaled 1 Khandi and 20 khandis equaled 1 kumbh. > > These were almost always measured kortad; but could on occasion, depending > on > the avarice/cruelty pf the batkar (very rare) could be asked for in sui > form. > > The proportion to ammount of seed to a field depend on type of > field/cultivation: > Thus, morod/terraceed fields on hillsides; khazan/low-lying, > sub-river-level filled up > (dyked, Dutch-style fields. > > Khazans in turn have two types of planting: pausav/vaingon is the rainy > season > crop and sorod is the dry season crop irrigated by respective village > toyems/ponds/resevoirs > which were filled up and used as sources of irrigation during dry season. > > These, again man'made water storages turn out rich yields of tastiest fish > and the daily out and > in flow of thei waters are regulated with admirably efficient sluice-gates. > > in our times their cash yields have crossed into crores at annual village > comunidade auctions. > > There is much detail to be filled up, which I intend to do. I have just > outlined the bare sketch > > What say Rico, JC. Sholud I turn in ove to Wikipedia, unless they already > have it. > > What, for ex I have not proportions of seed to various fields/crops. Will > do so in December. > > I use to help my Pai a good deal during the mirg/cultivation times, before > going on to > boarding school (LHS), colleged, etc. > > I promise also detailed list of the fluid-measurs: Xer, pau, so on. > > & the zot'ta, the plouging, the mownis, winowing..... > > I invite all informed friends to please fill in as details of > yester-things tickle you minds. > > OBS: Victor Hugo's incomparable CHITRA has an enviable collection of all > these implements. > > A reminiscent Chacha... > > > > > > Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 06:41:50 +0530 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Goanet] Subject: Old-style measurements... paileo, kudov, > khandi > > > > I don't think the smaller measurements preceeding paileo, kudov and > khandi > > have been mentioned. These are the nice sounding an'nati, gin'nati, > solgem > > and pod. Probably only museums have these measures which used to be a > > feature of many houses in the past. I know a family friend from Pilerne, > > Mrs Philo D'Souza (of erstwhile Julia Tailors fame) who has these > measures. > > > > Augusto > > > > -- > > > > > > Augusto Pinto > > 40, Novo Portugal > > Moira, Bardez > > Goa, India > > E [email protected] > > P 0832-2470336 > > M 9881126350 > >
