do you know what a "MAN" [unit of weight] is???

KKF · July 5, 2011, 4:42pm

i just heard this word on PTV news. the price of ONE MAN of cotton is Rs. 775. so, i heard this word after roughly 20 years. i used to hear it in my village where farmers used this unit of weight.

Mirch · July 5, 2011, 4:55pm

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I though officially Pakistan had adopted Metric system of measurements , long time ago. Why is TV using Mann/Monn/Munn for cotton.

KKF · July 5, 2011, 5:08pm

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**actually, India meN bhii 1962 meN abolish ho gayaa thaa FPS system magar abhii bhii dehii ilaaqoN meN puraane paimaanoN kaa iste’mala hotaa hai taa k hamaariii buzurg hastiyoN aur dehii baashindoN kii samajh shareef meN aa jaaye.

actually, yeh lafz-e-“MAN” English word MOUND kii bigRii huii soorat/shakl hai.

i also think that for cotton BALES should be used. the price must be quoted in Rs/bale as it is quoted world wide.

****to, aapne bataayaa nahiiN k ek man kitna hotaa hai? **

Mirch · July 5, 2011, 5:20pm

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Chalees sair ka aik mun , solah chattak ka aik sair , aik chattak main pach tola , aik tolay main barah masha , aik masha main aath ratthi aik ratti brabar hay mulaithi ka aik beej.

blessed2006 · July 5, 2011, 5:39pm

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haan jaisa ke mirch ne kaha ek mann ke undar chalis sair hota hai.

TLK · July 5, 2011, 5:46pm

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you missed the Paa'o. Eik sair main chaar paa'o. Eik Paa'o main chaar chataank.

Mirch · July 5, 2011, 5:50pm

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as per my knowledge pa-o is not part of this measuring system , people made it for their own convenience , pa-o means one forth of any thing , so it is not a real unit of measure it means one fourth of a sair , actually it used to be pa-o sair , then with the excessive use , sair got dropped and pa-o became urf a aam for one fourth of a sair.

KayZ · July 5, 2011, 6:32pm

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it is still used in Pakistan in rural areas cotton price is always mentioned on TV with respect to this unit. One Mann is 40 Kg.

PS. you still watch PTV ? :P

cutefifa · July 5, 2011, 7:40pm

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and i thought… MAN (Admi) and i was wondering k eik aadmi cotton k kia meanings hain
bad me …

TLK · July 5, 2011, 7:42pm

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makes sense, I am sure you are right.

KayZ · July 6, 2011, 12:01pm

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CNN daikhnay wali qaum kabhi PTV daikhay to pata ho na

KKF · July 6, 2011, 2:15pm

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**india ka to mujhe pataa hai aur meraa Khayaal hai k yehii system Pakistan meN bhii rahaa hogaa.

India meN do taraH ka system hai. kachchaa man aur pakka man…kachcha man 40 ser kaa hotaa hai jab k pakka man 54 ser kaa hotaa hai kiuN k man hotaa hai 8 dharaa kaa aur ek dharaa hotaa hai yaa 5 ser kaa [kachcha dharaa] yaa phir 6 ser aur 3 paao kaa [pakka dharaa]…iskii break up yuN hai:

ek man = 8 dharaa
ek dharaa = 5 ser [kachchaa dharaa]
ek dharaa = 6.75 ser [pakka dharaa]
ek ser = 16 chhaTaaNk = ounces

for convenience sake, they also have 1 sawaiya = 1.75 ser and 4 sawaiya = i dharaa approximately!** paao = 1/4 of a ser

read my reply above

i** just happen to watch on the internet. cotton is bought N sold in BALES around the world :)**

lol…aap bhii na bas kamaal kartii haiN vo bhii zabardast hehe

hahaha…CN DhinDhora peeTtii hai news kaa aur PTV sarkaar kaa

Mirch · July 6, 2011, 2:22pm

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Pakistan main bhee dono chaltay thay aur rural area main abhi bhee chaltay hain , magar sarkari tour pay metric system chalta hay.

cutefifa · July 6, 2011, 3:08pm

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is main CNN ka kia taluq…? :khums:
khud dekhye na… sub kuch English main likha tha tu main ney MAN bhi english main hi perha…

bas ji kabhi gharoor nahin kia

KKF · July 6, 2011, 5:14pm

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karnaa bhii nahiiN kabhii kiuN k agar kiyaa to ganjii ho jaaogii

jiia · July 6, 2011, 5:28pm

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CUTE

KKF · July 6, 2011, 5:34pm

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yeh tum inni loaT poaT kiuN ho rahii ho? aaj hii saaf kapRe pahne the aur abhii hii gande kar liye…jaao kapRe badlo

jiia · July 6, 2011, 5:36pm

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q k kal mi bhi yahi samjhi thi,aj parha to pata chala Mr.BHULAKKAR:mehr:
iam still waiting:jj:

cutefifa · July 6, 2011, 6:47pm

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Yeh itni buri batein kerna kahan sey seekhin

I know i am so cute

KayZ · July 6, 2011, 6:56pm

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woh CNN wali baat siraf mazak mein ki thee. i think ksi ko b samajh nahi ani thee jis tarha Maan likha hoa tha. mujhay to is liay aa gai k mujhay pata hay k TV news par cotton ki prices Mann mein batatay hein.