tala

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noun

The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene.

OriginSamoan tālā ← English dollar ← Dutch daler →
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Meanings

tala1

nountala (plural talas)

plural talas

  1. The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene.

tala2

nountala (plural talas)

plural talas

  1. entertainmentA rhythmic pattern in Indian music.

Origin

tala · noun

  1. Proto-Germanic*dalą
  2. Proto-West Germanic*dal
  3. Old High Germantal
  4. Middle High Germantal
  5. GermanTal
  6. GermanTaler
  7. Middle Low Germandāler
  8. Dutchdaler
  9. Englishdollar
  10. Samoantālā
  11. Englishtala

Borrowed from Samoan tālā, in turn from English dollar.

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tala · noun

  1. Sanskritताल
  2. Englishtala

Borrowed from Sanskrit ताल (tālá).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tala

galaimpalaUppsalakoalaValhallamasalapalaSinhalakamalachallahnyalamancalawallahalcavalaimalalauhalalicualatambalatikka masalatrehala
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Anagrams

altalataAtalTaal
Cite this entry
APA

tala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tala

MLA

“tala.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tala. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tala,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tala.

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