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tola

tola

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A traditional weight used in South Asia equal to about 11.66 grams
  • noun
  • /ˈtoʊlə/
  • Indian
: tola
  • The price of gold is often quoted per tola in Indian markets.

Examples

  • She bought two tolas of silver for her jewelry project.

  • Traditional scales in the shop still measure spices in tola units.

  • The gold was measured in tolas.

  • He bought a necklace weighing two tolas.

  • The price of gold is often quoted per tola in Indian markets.

  • She bought two tolas of silver for her jewelry project.

  • Traditional scales in the shop still measure spices in tola units.

Surface Forms

tola singular
tolas plural

Etymology

Tola as a unit of weight comes from an old Indian word tolaka (from the root tul-) meaning 'to weigh'. So a tola is a traditional small unit for weighing gold and spices, about 11.66 grams.