English Dictionary

oka

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈɒkə/

名詞

歴史的

(historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.

日本語の意味

歴史的な単位で、トルコ、エジプト、ハンガリー、ルーマニアにおいて使用された、通常1キログラムをわずかに超える重さの単位

The merchant carefully placed an oka of spices on the brass scale before sealing the sack.

商人は袋を封する前に、真鍮の秤にかつてトルコやエジプトで使われた重量単位に相当する約1.28キログラムの香辛料を慎重に載せた。

意味（1）

(historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.

At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois...

意味（2）

A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

okas （ plural ）