| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | to·la |
| PRONUNCIATION: | t l , t -lä |
| NOUN: | A unit of weight used in India, equal to the weight of one silver rupee (11.7 grams or 180 troy grains). | | ETYMOLOGY: | Hindi tol , from Sanskrit tul , weight. See tel - in Appendix I.
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