tola

[ toh-lah ]

noun

1. a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.

tola

/ ˈtəʊlə /

noun

1. a unit of weight, used in India, the eightieth part of a ser and equal to 180 grains

Word History and Origins

Origin of tola¹

1605–15; < Hindi tolā ≪ Sanskrit tolaka

Word History and Origins

Origin of tola¹

C17: from Hindi tolā, from Sanskrit tulā scale, from tul to weigh

Example Sentences

Tola would have had a pleasant life with me; she would have been happy.

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All that I have written is strict truth, but that truth will not bring Tola back to me.

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On the morning after that day of disaster Tola's father came to me.

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We had not thought of this, that Tola could find no greater attachment in the whole world.

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I asked Tola's father then to go to his house with me; he consented with gladness.

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