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tala

ta·la
T t

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tah-luh]
    • /ˈtɑ lə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tah-luh]
    • /ˈtɑ lə/

Definitions of tala word

  • noun tala a repeated rhythmic pattern of stressed and unstressed beats played on a percussion instrument in Indian music. 1
  • noun plural tala a paper money, cupronickel or silver coin, and monetary unit of Western Samoa, equal to 100 sene. 1
  • noun tala the standard monetary unit of Samoa, divided into 100 sene 0
  • noun tala any of the various repeating rhythmic patterns of stressed and unstressed units, played on a percussion instrument in the music of India 0
  • noun tala the basic monetary unit of Samoa 0

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Origin of tala

First appearance:

before 1890
One of the 20% newest English words
1890-95; < Sanskrit tāla; compare Hindi tāl

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Parts of speech for Tala

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tala popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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