tala

¹ American  

[tah-luh] / ˈtɑ lə /

noun

1. a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music.

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tala ² American  

[tah-luh] / ˈtɑ lə /

noun

1. a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Western Samoa, equal to 100 sene.

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tala British  

/ ˈtɑːlə /

noun

1. the standard monetary unit of Samoa, divided into 100 sene

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Etymology

Origin of tala¹

1890–95; < Sanskrit tāla; compare Hindi tāl

Origin of tala²

1965–70; < Samoan tālā < English dollar

Example Sentences

And equally good are the closing lines beginning: Aa tala meir, Ljos-Engel med du lyser, etc.

From An Essay Toward a History of Shakespeare in Norway by Ruud, Martin Brown

The reason that Benson sanctioned the controlled tala trade with the natives stemmed from our apparent failure to sterilize the males.

From The Test Colony by Marks, Winston K.

The possessive ana may be used to denote the genitive: luma ana foaa house of prayer, tala ana fanualama way of peace.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)

Until Joe got his "tala" I made disappointing progress at teaching him our language.

From The Test Colony by Marks, Winston K.

The locative need not be used with lao: lao rodo in the night, lao tala in the path, lao salo in the sky.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)