Malay units of measurement Malay units of measurement Units of measurement used in Malaysia and neighbouring countries include the "kati", a unit of mass, and the "gantang", a unit of volume. In measuring amount by mass, the common unit is "kati", which is about 1 lb (604.79 g). A higher unit is "pikul" or "picul", which is 100 "kati" or . In measuring amount by volume, the common unit is "gantang" (gallon), which is equivalent to or 8 pints. To make it clear, Gantang equals a Gallon. A Gallon has sub measurements of 4 Quarts, or 8 Pints, or 16 Cups. A Gantang has
Gallon works out at approximately (). The metric definition of exactly cubic decimetres (also after the litre was redefined in 1964, ≈ ) was adopted shortly afterwards in Canada, but from 1976 the conventional value of was used in the United Kingdom until the Canadian convention was adopted in 1985. Historically, gallons of various sizes were used in many parts of Western Europe. In these localities, it has been replaced as the unit of capacity by the litre. Gallon The gallon () is a unit of measurement for volume and fluid capacity in both the US customary units and the British