tola

Alternative forms

• tolah, tole

Etymology

From Hindi तोला (tolā), Urdu تولا‎ (tolā)

from Sanskrit तोलक (tolaka)

from तोलः (tol, “weighing”) (root: तुल् (tul, “to weigh”))

Noun

tola (plural tolas)

1. 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, and 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

• ATOL, Alto, Toal, a lot, alot, alto, alto-, atlo-, lota, talo-

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)

1. all the

Noun

tola

1. baked brick

Verb

tola (third person singular past indicative toldi, third person plural past indicative tolað, tolt, supine tolað, tolt)

1. to accept, tolerate

Noun

tola

1. (archaic) A track or trail, especially a skiing track.
2. (idiomatic) state of affairs, track.

   Asiat ovat hyvällä tolalla.

   The things are on a good track.

   Vieraat saavat hänet tolaltaan.

   Meeting strangers upsets him ("gets him off track").

Anagrams

• laot, lato, loat, olat, talo

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ˠɔl̪ˠə]

Noun

tola f sg

1. genitive singular of toil (“will; inclination, desire, wish”)

Mutation

Further reading

• "tola" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “tola” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “tola” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Etymology

From Old Norse þola.

Verb

tola (present tense toler, past tense tolte, past participle tolt, passive infinitive tolast, present participle tolande, imperative tol)

1. alternative form of tole

See also

• tåle (Bokmål)

References

• “tola” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Adjective

tola f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective tolo.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi तोला (tolā).

Noun

tola (n class, plural tola)

1. tola (a unit of mass, approximately half an ounce)