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

• tala
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• tala
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of tala¹

1890–95; < Sanskrit tāla; compare Hindi tāl

Origin of tala²

1965–70; < Samoan tālā < English dollar

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Example Sentences

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tala

He kicked at an empty tala skin that Joe had tossed out the door earlier.

From The Test Colony by Winston K. Marks

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 W. G. (Walter George) Ivens

We were all, incidentally, quite curious to taste Joe's tala juice, but it was his sole property.

From The Test Colony by Winston K. Marks

Richard just drew his ration of sterile tala from the clinic.

From The Test Colony by Winston K. Marks

Bromley said that he knew of several native casualties from fatal falls that had occurred since the traffic in tala increased.

From The Test Colony by Winston K. Marks

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