Wa (unit)
A wa (Thai: วา, also waa or wah, abbreviated ว.) is a unit of length, equal to 2 metres (2 m) or 4 sok (ศอก,) and is very nearly one fathom. Its current size is precisely derived from the metre, but is neither part of nor recognized by the modern metric system, the International System (SI). As a verb, wa means to outstretch (one's) arms to both sides.
The metre and derived units like kilometre are common in Thailand, but wa still occurs often as an alternative for tarangwa, 'square wa' (abbreviated ตร.ว. or ว๒,) a unit of area.
As for many terms normally written in Thai alphabet, transliteration into English language caused spelling variants waa and wah.
References
- "Units of Measurement". Thailand Guru, a service of Export Quality Services Co., Ltd. Retrieved 15 April 2007. (which uses the name 'waa' instead of 'dtaaraangwaa' for the 'square waa')
- "Information and advice when buying property in Thailand (Land Sizes)". Baan Thai Property Co. Ltd. Retrieved 15 April 2007. (with spelling variant 'data-raang waa' for 'dtaaraangwaa')
- "Thailand Information - Measurement". www.PureThailand.com. Retrieved 15 April 2007. (with spelling variants 'wah' and 'tara[a]ng wah' for 'waa' and 'dtaaraangwaa')
- "พจนานุกรม ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสถาน พ.ศ. ๒๕๔๒" (in Thai). ว: Royal Institute of Thailand. p. วา.
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See also
- 1 E0 m for a comparison with other lengths
- Area metric conversion, British and U.S., Japanese, Chinese, Thai, old French, old Spanish, old Russian, etc.