Mass
- Öleş (допя) = 44.434 mg
- Mısqal (золотник)
- 1 Mısqal = 96 öleş = 4.265 g
- Lot (лот)
- 1 Lot = 3 mısqal = 12.797 g
- Qadaq or göränkä (фунт)
- 1 Qadaq = 32 lot = 96 mısqal = 409.5 g
- Pot (пуд)
- 1 pot = 40 qadaq = 16.380 kg
- Qantar
- 1 Qantar = 2½ pot = 40.951 kg
- Berkovets (беркoвец)
- 1 Berkovets = 10 pot = 163.805 kg
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