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tala
1[ tah-luh ]
/ ˈtɑ lə /
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noun
a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.
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Origin of tala
11890–95; <Sanskrit tāla; compare Hindi tāl
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tala2
[ tah-luh ]
/ ˈtɑ lə /
noun, plural ta·la.
a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Western Samoa, equal to 100 sene.
Origin of tala
21965–70; <Samoan tālā<English dollar
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British Dictionary definitions for tala
tala
/ (ˈtɑːlə) /
noun
the standard monetary unit of Samoa, divided into 100 sene
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