Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tola

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
to-la
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A South American grassland shrub of the genus Parastrephia.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: तोला, تولا, तोलक, Tola, -, ቶላ

Inflected Forms

tolas (plural) tolah (alternative) tole (alternative)

Rhymes With

cola ebola viola lola coca cola coca-cola motorola angola hola pensacola nola granola

Questions

What does tola mean?
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.
Where does tola come from?
It is traced to Hindi.

How to pronounce tola

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