Definition
A grain of barley, or a unit of measurement equal to the length of a barley grain (about one-third of an inch).
Etymology
From Old English 'bærlic' (barley) plus 'corn' (meaning grain or seed). Medieval people actually used barley grains as a standard for measuring length because they were consistent in size.
Kelly Says
Before rulers and tape measures, people used barley grains as a measuring tool—three barley grains equaled one inch! This shows how everyday objects became the basis for early measurement systems across Europe.
Translations
ARالعربية
حبة الشعير
ḥabbat ash-sha'ir
BNবাংলা
মধুমকের বীজ
modhu-mker bee-j
CACatalà
gran de ordi
gra-n de or-di
CSČeština
zrnko ječmene
zrn-ko je-ch-men-e
DADansk
hvetekorn
hve-te-korn
DEDeutsch
Gerstekorn
gers-te-korn
ELΕλληνικά
σπόρος σιταριού
spo-ros si-ta-ri-ou
ESEspañol
grano de cebada
gra-no de seh-bah-dah
FAفارسی
دانه جو
da-neh jo
FISuomi
ohranjyvä
oh-ran-jyvä
FRFrançais
grain d'orge
grahn dorzh
GUGU
બારલિનો દાણા
baar-li-no daan-a
HEעברית
זרע שעורה
zer-a sha-a-rah
HIहिन्दी
जौ का दान
jau ka daan
HUMagyar
búzagrán
boo-za-gran
IDBahasa Indonesia
butir gandum
bu-tir gan-dum
ITItaliano
granello di orzo
gra-nel-lo di or-tso
KKKK
астық бұрыш
as-tyq bu-ry-sh
MRMR
बार्लीची बियाणे
bar-lee-chee bee-a-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
butir barli
bu-tir bar-li
MYမြန်မာ
ကျောက်စကြာ
kya-u-k-ska-r
NLNederlands
gerstkorrel
gers-kor-rel
NONorsk
hvetekorns
hvete-korn-s
PAPA
ਬਾਰਲੀ ਦਾ ਬੀਜ
baar-lee da bee-j
PLPolski
ziarno żyta
zi-arno zhy-ta
PTPortuguês
grão de trigo
graw de tri-goh
RORomână
grâu de orz
graw de orz
RUРусский
зерно ячменя
zer-no yach-menya
SVSvenska
hvetekorn
hve-te-korn
SWKiswahili
mbegu ya ngano
m-be-gu ya ng-a-no
TAதமிழ்
துரும்ப விதை
thuru-mp vi-thai
TEతెలుగు
జొన్న గింజ
jon-na gin-j
THไทย
เมล็ดข้าวบาร์เลย์
met khao bar-lay
TLTL
butil ng barley
bu-til ng bar-ley
TRTürkçe
arış tanesi
ar-ish ta-ne-si
UKУкраїнська
зерно ячменю
zer-no yach-men-yu
URاردو
جو کا دانہ
jo ka da-nah
VITiếng Việt
hạt lúa mạch
hat lua mach
YOYO
ẹ̀ẹ̀rọ̀ ọlọ́gbọ́
e-re-ro o-lo-g-bo
ZUZU
inyembezi ye-ngqina
in-yem-be-zi ye-ng-qi-na