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==Picul==
==Picul==

Revision as of 04:29, 18 July 2015

Template:Ttsx (; picul)

Picul

A traditional Asian unit of weight, defined as "a shoulder-load, as much as a man can carry on a shoulder-pole." Equal to 100 catties (about 60 kg).

Other meanings

  1. street peddler
  2. cit tvax zuie 🔊 : a load of water
  3. the pole used to carry the load

Related word

tvaf 🔊, also written 擔, is a verb AND noun