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Webster 1913 Edition
Tola
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To′la
,Noun.
[Hind., from Skr.
tulā
a balance.] A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180 grains.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tola
TO'LA
,Noun.
Definition 2025
tola
tola
English
Silver rupee coins, issued by the British East India Company, were a practical standard for the tola.
Alternative forms
Noun
tola (plural tolas)
- a unit of mass used in India, equal to the mass of a silver rupee coin, fixed at 180 troy grains (11.663 8038 grams) in 1833, of a similar but slightly variable value before that date
References
- Prinsep, James (1840), Useful tables, forming an appendix to the Journal of the Asiatic Society: part the first, Coins, weights, and measures of British India (2nd ed.), Calcutta: Bishop's College Press, pp. 65–74, 79–90.
- Platts, John T. (1884), A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., p. 344.
- A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles, volume 10/1 (1926), Oxford: University Press, p. 111.
Anagrams
Asturian
Etymology
From a contraction of the determiner toa (“all”) + feminine singular article la (“the”).
Contraction
tola f (masculine tol, neuter tolo, masculine plural tolos, feminine plural toles)
Faroese
Verb
tola (third person singular past indicative toldi, third person plural past indicative tolað, tolt, supine tolað, tolt)
Conjugation
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infinitive | tola | |||
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present participle | tolandi | |||
past participle a6/a7 | tolaður/ toldur |
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supine | tolað/ tolt |
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number | singular | plural | ||
person | first | second | third | all |
indicative | eg | tú | hann/hon/tað | vit, tit, teir/tær/tey, tygum |
present | toli | tolir | tolir | tola |
past | toldi | toldi | toldi | toldu |
imperative | – | tú | – | tit |
present | — | tola! | — | tolið! |
Finnish
Noun
tola
- (archaic) A track or trail, especially a skiing track.
- (idiomatic) state of affairs, track.
- Asiat ovat hyvällä tolalla.
- The things are on a good track.
- Vieraat saavat hänet tolaltaan.
- Meeting strangers upsets him ("get him off track").
- Asiat ovat hyvällä tolalla.
Declension
Inflection of tola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | tola | tolat | |
genitive | tolan | tolien | |
partitive | tolaa | tolia | |
illative | tolaan | toliin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | tola | tolat | |
accusative | nom. | tola | tolat |
gen. | tolan | ||
genitive | tolan | tolien tolainrare |
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partitive | tolaa | tolia | |
inessive | tolassa | tolissa | |
elative | tolasta | tolista | |
illative | tolaan | toliin | |
adessive | tolalla | tolilla | |
ablative | tolalta | tolilta | |
allative | tolalle | tolille | |
essive | tolana | tolina | |
translative | tolaksi | toliksi | |
instructive | — | tolin | |
abessive | tolatta | tolitta | |
comitative | — | tolineen |
Synonyms
Idioms
- poissa tolaltaan = beside oneself
Anagrams
Irish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈt̪ˠɔl̪ˠə]
Noun
tola
- genitive singular of toil
Mutation
Irish mutation | ||
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Radical | Lenition | Eclipsis |
tola | thola | dtola |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |