[a. Tamil kāni property, land (Yule).] A measure of land used in the Madras Presidency: about 11/2 acre. The systematic spelling is káni.
1807. F. Buchanan, Mysore, etc. I. 6 (Y.). The proper Canay would only contain 43,778 square feet.
1858. J. B. Norton, Topics, 224. 17,673 cawnies consisted of irrigated land.
