Definition
A unit of measurement equal to the distance from the thumb to the pinky finger when spread wide apart, historically used before standard measurements existed.
Etymology
Compound of 'hand' and 'span' (from Old English 'spann,' meaning the distance a hand can cover). Ancient peoples used body parts as measuring tools before rulers and meters were invented.
Kelly Says
Before we had rulers and measuring tapes, people measured everything using their hands—a 'hand' of cloth, a 'span' of distance, a 'foot' of length. Your body was your toolbox!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እጅ አጠቃላይ ውስጥ
eej a-ta-ga-lai wus-tu
ARالعربية
مسافة اليد
mis-fa-at al-yad
BNবাংলা
হাতের প্রস্থ
ha-te-r pro-shtho
CACatalà
amplada de mà
am-pla-da de ma
CSČeština
šířka ruky
shi-řka ruky
DADansk
hånds bredde
haands bred-de
DEDeutsch
Handspanne
Hand-span-ne
ELΕλληνικά
πλάτος χεριού
pla-tos che-ri-ou
ESEspañol
la anchura de la mano
la an-chu-ra de la ma-no
FAفارسی
عرض دست
ar-re-z dasht
FISuomi
käden leveys
ka-den le-veys
FRFrançais
largeur de la main
la-r-ge-ur de la main
GUGU
હાથની પહોળાઈ
haath-ni pa-ho-lai
HAHA
girman hannu
gir-man han-nu
HEעברית
רוחב היד
ro-hav ha-yad
HIहिन्दी
हाथ की चौड़ाई
haath ki chow-dai
HUMagyar
kezé szélessége
ke-ze szé-less-e-ge
IDBahasa Indonesia
lebar telapak tangan
le-bar te-la-pak tan-gan
ITItaliano
ampiezza della mano
am-pie-zza della ma-no
KKKK
қолдың ені
kol-dyng en-i
MRMR
हाताची रुंदी
ha-ta-chi ru-ndi
MSBahasa Melayu
lebar telapak tangan
le-bar te-la-pak tan-gan
MYမြန်မာ
လက်ကျယ်
let kyei
NLNederlands
handbreedte
hand-breed-te
NONorsk
håndbredde
hånd-bred-de
PLPolski
szerokość dłoni
she-ro-kosc do-lni
PTPortuguês
amplitude da mão
am-pli-tu-de da ma-o
RORomână
lățimea palmelor
la-te-me-a pal-me-lor
RUРусский
ширина ладони
shi-ri-na la-do-ni
SVSvenska
handbredd
hand-bredd
SWKiswahili
upana wa mkono
u-pa-na wa m-ko-no
TAதமிழ்
கையின் அகலம்
kai-nin a-ka-lam
TEతెలుగు
చేతి వెడల్పు
che-ti ve-d-al-pu
THไทย
ระยะของมือ
ra-ya kong meu
TLTL
laki ng kamay
la-ki ng ka-may
TRTürkçe
el genişliği
el ge-n-ish-li-gi
UKУкраїнська
ширина долоні
shi-ri-na do-lo-ni
URاردو
ہاتھ کی چوڑائی
haath ki chow-rai
VITiếng Việt
chiều rộng bàn tay
chi-eu rong ban tay
ZUZU
umngqophiso wezinsi
um-ng-qoph-iso we-zin-si