I'm surprised that some people like Frederick did not know that we had a good system of measurement in Goa not only before the arrival of the Portuguese but even duringt heir rule. Paili, kuddov, khanddi, an'nattem, podd, etc were measurement of weight. There were measurements of area like hat,vhet, gannfutt, etc. Duddu, pan-duddu etc were mesurement of monetary exchange. The metric system came in vogue in Goa only in the 50s and 60s. RC
