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The Burmese and Arakanese Calendars.
CHAPTER II.
Definitions.
15. Yet is a day including the night. Ne (the sun) means the day as distinguished from the night. Nya means night. But in astronomy Ne means a day of the week. The days of the week are denoted by numbers, thus,
| 1 | Sunday. |
| 2 | Monday. |
| 3 | Tuesday. |
| 4 | Wednesday. |
| 5 | Thursday. |
| 6 | Friday. |
| 0 | Saturday. |
16. The day is artificially divided as follows:--
| 1 yet | = | 60 nayi | ||
| 1 nayi | = | 4 pat | = | 60 bizana. |
| 1 pat | = | 15 bizana | ||
| 1 bizana | = | 6 pyan | = | 60 kaya. |
| 1 pyan | = | 10 kaya | ||
| 1 kaya | = | 12 kana | = | 60 anukaya. |
| 1 kana | = | 4 naya | = | 5 anukaya. |
But only the following measures are commonly used in astronomy:--
| 1 yet | = | 60 nayi | Hindu, ghatika. |
| 1 nayi | = | 60 bizana | Hindu,„ pala. |
| 1 bizana | = | 60 kaya | Hindu,„ vipala. |
| 1 kaya | = | 60 anukaya | Hindu,„ prativipala |
Therefore
| 1 nayi | = | 24 minutes | = | .4 hour. |
| 1 bizana | = | 24 seconds | = | .4 minute. |
| 1 kaya | = | .4 second. | ||
| 1 anukaya | = | .006 second. |
And
| 1 hour | = | 2.5 nayi. |
| 1 minute | = | 2.5 bizana. |
| 1 second | = | 2.5 kaya. |
