English Meaning of kadata

Meaning of 'kadata'

m Excess above the forty-sher-maund (weight-maund) given in selling certain articles, e. g. 1½ sher per maund of oil, of tupa, or of gula. kanta is a deduction made, in favor of the adatya, from the akhe or half mpalla, e. g. of 5 sher per akhe of ntupa or of gula, 3½ sher per akhe of oil. In some parts nkadata is an excess of 10½ sher per palla of weight, and kanta is a surplus of 2½ sher, total 13; which, added to 120, the nominal amount of a palla, constitute a pakka palla. In yet other districts there are other differences of the quantities of both kadata & kanta.

Meaning of कडता

m Excess above the forty-sher-maund (weight-maund) given in selling certain articles, e. g. 1½ sher per maund of oil, of तूप, or of गूळ. कांटा is a deduction made, in favor of the अडत्या, from the आखें or half पल्ला, e. g. of 5 sher per आखें of तूप or of गूळ, 3½ sher per आखें of oil. In some parts कडता is an excess of 10½ sher per पल्ला of weight, and कांटा is a surplus of 2½ sher, total 13; which, added to 120, the nominal amount of a पल्ला, constitute a पक्का पल्ला. In yet other districts there are other differences of the quantities of both कडता & कांटा.

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