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tala

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables
ta-la
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene.

noun

A rhythmic pattern in Indian music.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollarbor. Samoan tālābor. English tala Borrowed from Samoan tālā, in turn from English dollar.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

talas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

laya

Rhymes With

gala impala koala kamala valhalla masala uppsala pala sinhala tikka masala challah wallah

Questions

What does tala mean?
The currency of Samoa, divided into 100 sene.
Where does tala come from?
It is traced to English.

How to pronounce tala

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