A unit of dry measure used in India, equal to approximately 1.5 to 2 pounds, traditionally used for measuring grain and spices.
From Sanskrit 'adhaka,' an ancient Indian unit of volume measurement. The term has remained relatively unchanged in regional Indian languages for measuring dry goods in commerce and cooking.
The adhaka is a ghost unit in modern India—you won't find it in official measurements, but older recipe texts and historical records still reference it, showing how measurement systems fade away over centuries.
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