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English word origin

Etymology of tola

From Hindi तोला (tolā)/Urdu تولا (tolā), from Sanskrit तोलक (tolaka), from तोलः (tol, “weighing”) (root: तुल् (tul, “to weigh”)).

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Source etymology 1

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noun

A unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams) in 1833, and of a similar but slightly variable value before that date.

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From Hindi तोला (tolā)/Urdu تولا (tolā), from Sanskrit तोलक (tolaka), from तोलः (tol, “weighing”) (root: तुल् (tul, “to weigh”)).

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Source etymology 2

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noun

A South American grassland shrub of the genus Parastrephia.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from Spanish tola.

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