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

Etymology

Origin of tala¹

1890–95; < Sanskrit tāla; compare Hindi tāl

Origin of tala²

1965–70; < Samoan tālā < English dollar

Example Sentences

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tala

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 Marks, Winston K.

There were picnics and beach parties where our guests brought their own tala, and ours was carefully rationed.

From The Test Colony by Marks, Winston K.

Remarkably few insect bites showed under the transparent haze of golden hair, but he reeked of tala.

From The Test Colony by Marks, Winston K.

The forests here are mostly in long strips and clumps, with excellent pasture land between them; and they contain, among other commoner chaco trees, lance wood, four crowns, and tala.

From Argentina from a British Point of View by Various

S. hure'i. buru v. i., to be narrow; tala e buru, narrow is the way. buruburu v. i., to be frequent; adv. frequently.

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