释义 |
‖ cawney, cawny|ˈkɔːnɪ| [a. Tamil kāni property, land (Yule).] A measure of land used in the Madras Presidency: about 11/3 acre. The systematic spelling is káni.
1807E. Buchanan Mysore, etc. I. 6(Y.) The proper canay would only contain 43,778 feet. 1858J. B. Norton Topics 224, 17,673 cawnies consisted of irrigated land. |