Mongolian units are the traditional units of measurement of the Mongolian people.
| Mongolian | English transliteration | Equivalent to | In metric system (approximate) |
|---|---|---|---|
| хумсны толио | humsny tolio | width of index finger nail | 1–1.2 cm |
| хуруу | huruu | index finger width | 1.5–2 cm |
| ямх | yamh | length of index finger distal phalanx | 3.5 cm |
| барим | barim | fist width | 8–9 cm |
| мухар сөөм | muhar sööm | distance between stretched thumb and proximal phalanx of index finger | 12–15 cm |
| үзүүр сөөм | üzür sööm | distance between stretched thumb and index finger | 18 cm |
| төө | töö | distance between stretched thumb and middle finger | 19–20 cm |
| мухар тохой | muhar tohoi | distance between elbow and fist | 33 cm |
| үзүүр тохой | üzür tohoi | distance between elbow and middle finger, = 20 huruu | 40 cm |
| алхам | alham | distance of one step | 50 cm |
| дэлэм | delem | distance between outstretched arm and opposite shoulder | 95 cm |
| эгэм | egem | = 1+1⁄2 delem | 1.35 m |
| алд | ald | distance between outstretched arms, = 4 üzür tohoi | 1.6 m |
| гөрөм | göröm | = 2,000 ald | 3 km |
| бээр | beer | = 4 göröm | 12 km |
| өртөө | örtöö | 30 km | |
| хагас өдрийн газар | hagas ödriin gazar | half-day horse ride distance, = 1+1⁄2 örtöö | 40–45 km |
| өдрийн газар | ödriin gazar | one day horse ride distance, = 3 örtöö | 90–100 km |
| хоногийн газар | honogiin gazar | a day and night horse ride distance, = 4 örtöö | 120–130 km |
| Mongolian | English transliteration | In metric system |
|---|---|---|
| пүү | püü | 16.5 kg |
| жин | jin | 596.816 g |
| лан | lan | 37.301 g |
| цэн | tsen | 3.7301 g |