Social and Political Life in the Vijayanagara Empire (A.D. 1346 – A.D. 1646) v2.c26.s2.295

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*Kāṇi*, A fractional part of denoting 1/80th and written | (b) It also means a sixty-fourth fractional part of any coin; also 1/4th, 1/2nd part. (c) 1/10th of a pagoda. (d) A land measure of 57,600 square feet, a cownie or twenty-four grounds. (e) Property, possession, hereditary right. Cf. *Kāṇiyātchi*, Tam. *Kaṇāṇchi*; *K.* Property which is tax free. (*N.* p. 162; *S.I.I.* II. p. 117; *Kit.* p. 403). *Are-kāṇi*, the 128th part of any coin. *Giddagāṇi*. 1/4th of a *kāṇi*, 1/320 of a *haṇa* used in weighing. *Duggāṇi*, two *kāṇis*, two *kāsus* or cashs. A half-penny called 10 cash (*Kit.* pp. 101, 403, 542, 793).