Meaning of oka | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
   historical
2. A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
3. A small village and suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
4. A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.
   Canada, uncountable
5. An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern Turkey.
6. A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.
7. The capital city of Akoko South-West, Ondo, Nigeria.
8. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
9. A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.

Equivalents

Examples

“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...”

“Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).”

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