Hectare...........................................=100 ares, or 2.471 acres.
Hectogramme ......................................100 grm.=3.53 oz. av.
Hectolitre........................................100 litres = 2.75 bushels.
Hectometre .......................................=109.36 yards.
Hiyaka-me .................Japan..................5797.198 grains.
Hiyak-kin..............Japan..................1321/2 ℔ av.
Hoon. See Tahil
Hu.........................China..................121/2 gallons, nearly.
Immi ......................Switzerland............1.5 litre.
Joch ......................Austria-Hungary........1.442 acres
Kaima .....................Sweden.................0.576 gallon.
Kan .......................Netherlands............1 litre.
⁠Hong Kong..............11/3 ℔ av.
Kanne or Kanna ............Germany................1 litre, or formerly 1.762 pint.
⁠Sweden.................0.576 pint.
Kantar, or Cantaro ........Egypt..................99.0492 ℔ av. = 100 rotls (Customs). 45 kgs of Cotton 44.5 kgs other produce.
Karwar.....................Persia.................100 batman
Kassabah...................Egypt..................3.8824 yards (Customs).
Kati, Catty or Gin ........China...Straits Settlements...11/3 ℔ av.
Keila, or Pishi ...........Zanzibar...............Measure of 6 ℔ av. of rice.
Ken........................Japan..................5.965 ft., 1.81 metre.
Kerât......................Turkey.................11/8 inch measure (old). 3.09 grains weight (old)
Kette, or Chain ...........Germany................14.994 ellen, or 10.936 yards.
Keu .......................Siam...................40 inches.
Khat (New) ................Turkey.................1 centimetre.
Kile ......................Cyprus.................8 gallons.
Killow.....................Turkey.................0.97 bushel.
Kilogramme........................................= 1000 grm. = 2.2046223 ℔ av.
Kilometer.........................................= 0.6214 mile.
Kin........................Japan, China...........601 kilogramme = 1.325 ℔
Klafter....................Austria................2.0740 yards
⁠Switzerland............1.9685 yard.
Koddi......................Arabia.................1.67 gallon.
Koilon (Royal).............Greece.................1 hectolitre. Old koilon = 33.16 litra.
Koku.......................Japan..................= 39.7033 galls. = 4.9629 bushels.
Kon........................Corea..................11/2 ℔ av.
Korne-tond.................Norway.................138.97 litres.
Korn-tonde.................Sweden.................3.821 bushels.
Korn top Maal..............Norway.................160 litres
Korrel.....................Netherlands............1 decigramme.
Kotyle (Royal).............Greece.................1 decilitre.
Kouza......................Cyprus.................9 quarts.
Koyan......................Straits Settlement.....53331/3 ℔ av.
Krina......................Bulgaria...............12.8 litres.
Kung.......................China..................78.96 inches (Treaty).
Kup........................Siam...................10 inches.
Kwan or Kuwan..............Japan..................8.281 ℔ = 3.75652 kilogrammes.
Kyat.......................Burma..................100 kyats =3.652 ℔ av.
Lak’t......................Bulgaria...............0.650 metre.
Last.......................Netherlands............30 hectolitres.
Léang......................China..................5831/3 grains (silver weight).
Lèkha......................Bulgaria...............229.83 sq. metres.
Li.........................China..................about 1/3 mile = 360 pu. Varies with length of ch’ih. A small weight 0.583 grain.
Liang......................China..................11/3 oz. 16 liang = 1 chin = 11/3 ℔ av. Libbra.....................Italy..................0.7477 ℔ av.
Libra......................Argentina..............1.0127 ℔ av.
Libra (Castilian)..........Spain, Mexico..........1.014 ℔.
Libra or Arratel...........Portugal...............1.012 ℔ av.
Line or Ligne..............Paris..................1/12 point, or 0.089 inch. 0.1 inch.
Liniia.....................Russia.................0.1 inch. 1 archine = 280 liniias.
Litra (Royal)..............Greece.................1 litre = 100 mystra.
Litre......................Cyprus.................24/5 quarts
Litre (metric)....................................= 1.7598 pint.
Litro......................Spain..................1 litre
⁠Italy..................1 litre
Livre (℔).................Russia.................0.902282 ℔ av. Apoth livre=11.5204 oz. troy.
⁠Belgium................ Kilogramme.
Livre-poids................France.................0.4895 kg.
Loth.......................Germany................New loth = 1 decagramme. Old loth, nearly 1 oz. av.
⁠Switzerland ...........15.625 grammes.
⁠Vienna.................270.1 grains. Postal loth, 257.2 grains.
Maass......................Austria................1.245 quart.
⁠Switzerland............2.64 gallons.
Maatze.....................Netherlands............1 decilitre.
Mace.......................China..................581/3 grains.
⁠N. Borneo..............931/3 ℔ av.
Mahud......................Arabia.................2.04 ℔ av.
Maik.......................Burmah.................3 maik = cubit = 191/2 inches.
Marc, or Mark..............France.................0.2448 kilogramme (old weight).
⁠Sweden.................0.4645 ℔ av.
⁠Vienna.................4331.37 grains =24 karato.
Marco......................Portugal...............= 8 oncas = 229.5 grammes
⁠Spain..................3550.54 grains.
Maund......................India..................82.286 ℔ av., Government.
⁠ 721/3 ℔ (old bazaar).
⁠ 74.67 ℔ av., factory.
⁠ 28 ℔ nearly, Bombay.
⁠ 25 ℔ nearly, Madras.
⁠ 37 to 44 ℔, Juggerat.
⁠ Local maunds vary on either side of 80 ℔
Megametre (astronomy).............................1,000,000 metres
Metre (m.)..................U. States..............39.37 in.
⁠Great Britain..........39.370113 inches.
Metre cubic.......................................= 1000 c.d. = 35.315 cubic feet.
Metre square......................................=100 square decimetres =10.764 square feet.
Metro......................Spain..................1 metre
⁠Italy..................1 metre
Metz.......................Austria................1.691 bushel
Micron (μ)........................................1/1000 of a millimetre
Miglio.....................Rome...................0.925 miles.
Mille......................Netherlands............1 kilometre.
Mil, or Mill...............Turkey.................100 archins (new mil)
⁠Denmark................4.680 miles
Mile.......................France.................}nautical mile 1852 metres.
⁠Germany................}nautical mile 1852 metres
Mile (Postal)..............Austria................4.714 miles.
Milha......................Portugal...............1.296 mile
Mille......................France.................1.949 kilometres.
Milligramme.......................................1/1000 of a gramme = 0.015 grain.
Millilitre........................................ 1/1000 of a litre.
Millimetre........................................1/1000 of a metre, 0.03937 inch.
Miscal.....................Persia.................71 grains
Mkono......................East Africa............45.72 centimetres
Mna........................Greece.................1.5 kilometres = 1.172 oka.
Momme....................Japan..................1/1000 of a kwan.
Morgen.....................Denmark................}
⁠Norway.................} = 0.631 acre.
⁠Prussia................}