kappa (englanniksi)

kappa (s: kreikkalainen kirjain / tenth letter of Greek alphabet / mythology / mythical creature)
old unit of measure for volume of dry things (s)
still used for potatoes in market squares. A modern 'kappa' is equal to 5 liters (s: iso kappa)
or 2 liters (s: pikku kappa)
but during the period of autonomy under Russia it was 1 (s)
30 of tynnyri or 5.4961 liters (s)
and before that under the Swedish rule it was 1 (s)
32 of tynnyri or 4.58 liters. A further complication is that Swedish and Russian barrels were not of equal size (s)
pelmet (s)
women's overcoat (s)

kappa (suomeksi)