keddah

keddah
   a traditional Egyptian unit of liquid volume also used in other parts of the Middle East. The keddah is equal to about 2.0625 liter (about 2.18 U.S. liquid quarts or 1.815 British Imperial quarts).

Dictionary of units of measurement. 2015.

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  • Keddah — Ked dah, n. [Malay kedah, fr. Ar. qadah hole.] An inclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants; an elephant trap. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • keddah — ˈkedə, kəˈdä noun ( s) Etymology: Hindi khedā in India : an enclosure constructed to trap wild elephants * * * /ked euh/, n. kheda. * * * keddah var. kheda …   Useful english dictionary

  • keddah — /ked euh/, n. kheda. * * * …   Universalium

  • keddah — noun An elephant trap …   Wiktionary

  • keddah — ked·dah …   English syllables

  • keddah —   n. elephant trap …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Merong Mahawangsa — is a legendary warrior and a ruler who is said to be the first king of Langkasuka and later became the modern day, Kedah. The tale of Merong Mahawangsa is mentioned in the Kedah Annals. According to the annals, he was a hero and became the first… …   Wikipedia

  • Closure — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Closure >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 closure closure occlusion blockade Sgm: N 1 shutting up shutting up &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 obstruction obstruction &c.(hindrance) 706 Sgm: N 1 embolus embolus …   English dictionary for students

  • khed|ah — khed|a or khed|ah «KEHD uh», noun. = keddah. (Cf. ↑keddah) …   Useful english dictionary

  • khed|a — or khed|ah «KEHD uh», noun. = keddah. (Cf. ↑keddah) …   Useful english dictionary

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