Definition
A unit of weight used in India and East Asia, equal to about one-sixteenth of a pound or approximately 56 grams.
Etymology
From Hindi 'chhatāk,' derived from Sanskrit 'chataka.' This term was used throughout the Indian subcontinent and adopted by English traders and administrators.
Kelly Says
The chittack is a ghost of global trade—this unit shows how Indian weight measurements became standardized through colonial commerce, and traces of it still appear in spice weights and traditional Indian recipes.
Translations
BNবাংলা
চিট্টাক
chitta-ak
CACatalà
chittack
chi-tatk
CSČeština
chittack
chi-tatk
DADansk
chittack
chi-tatk
DEDeutsch
Chittack
chi-tatk
ELΕλληνικά
chittack
chi-tatk
ESEspañol
chivato
chi-va-toh
FISuomi
chittack
chi-tatk
FRFrançais
chitchat
chi-tchat
HUMagyar
chittack
chi-tatk
IDBahasa Indonesia
chittack
chi-tatk
ITItaliano
chittack
chi-tatk
MSBahasa Melayu
chittack
chi-tatk
MYမြန်မာ
ချစ်တက်
chit-taet
NLNederlands
chittack
chi-tatk
NONorsk
chittack
chi-tatk
PLPolski
chittack
chi-tatk
PTPortuguês
chivato
chi-va-toh
RORomână
chittack
chi-tatk
SVSvenska
chittack
chi-tatk
SWKiswahili
chittack
chi-tatk
TAதமிழ்
சீட்டாக்க
see-ttaak
TEతెలుగు
చిట్టాక్
chit-tak
TRTürkçe
chittack
chi-tatk
UKУкраїнська
читтак
chittak
VITiếng Việt
chittack
chi-tatk