A unit of weight or a measure of capacity used in South Asia, varying by region and commodity.
From Hindi/Sanskrit 'bhara' meaning burden or weight. The term represents traditional South Asian measurement systems that developed independently from European standards.
Before the metric system took over, every region had its own weights and measures—a bhar in one place might be different from another, which created chaos for traders!
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