Mongolian units

Mongolian units are the traditional units of measurement of the Mongolian people.

Length

MongolianEnglish transliteration Equivalent to In metric system (approximate)хумсны толио humsny tolio width of index finger nail 1.1 cmхуруу huruu index finger width 2 cmямх yamhlength of index finger distal phalanx 3.5 cmбарим barim fist width 8.5 cmмухар сөөм muhar sööm distance between stretched thumb and proximal phalanx of index finger 13.5 cmүзүүр сөөм üzür sööm distance between stretched thumb and index finger 18 cmтөө töö distance between stretched thumb and middle finger 19.5 cmмухар тохой muhar tohoi distance between elbow and fist 33 cmүзүүр тохой üzür tohoi distance between elbow and middle finger, = 20 huruu 40 cmалхам alham distance of one step 50 cmдэлэм delem distance between outstretched arm and opposite shoulder 95 cm эгэм egem = delem 1.425 mалд ald distance between outstretched arms, = 4 üzür tohoi 1.6 mгөрөм göröm = 2,000 ald 3.2 km бээр beer = 4 göröm 12.8 kmөртөө örtöö 30 kmхагас өдрийн газар hagas ödriin gazar half-day horse ride distance, = örtöö 45 kmөдрийн газар ödriin gazar one-day horse ride distance, = 3 örtöö 90 kmхоногийн газар honogiin gazar a day and night horse ride distance, = 4 örtöö 120 km

Weight

MongolianEnglish transliteration In metric system пүү püü 16.5 kgжин jin 596.816 gлан lan 37.301 gцэн tsen 3.7301 g

Time

See also Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kong, Korean, Japanese, & Vietnamese units of measure

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