gédéng

Sundanese

Etymology

Compare Javanese gèdhèng (“unit of measure for rice”).

Noun

gédéng (Sundanese script ᮌᮦᮓᮦᮀ)

  1. (historical) a unit of measure for a bundle of rice, consisting of two pocongs or 1/200th of a caéng

Usage notes

  • Though weight varies according to the size of the bundles, a typical weight for a gédéng of rice would roughly be around 6 catties

Further reading

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