A historical unit of weight used in India, equal to about one-sixteenth of a seer (a traditional Indian measurement).
From Hindi and Urdu 'chhattak,' this word describes a traditional Indian weight measurement from the Mughal period that was used throughout the subcontinent for commerce.
Before standardized metric weights, Indian merchants used chettiks to weigh spices, gold, and grain—and different regions had slightly different values, which is why old trade disputes sometimes came down to which measurement system you trusted.
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