tola

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tola"

English

Silver rupee coins, issued by the British East India Company, were a practical standard for the tola.

Etymology 1

From Hindi तोला (tolā)/Urdu تولا (tolā), from Sanskrit तोलक (tolaka), from तोलः (tol, “weighing”) (root: तुल् (tul, “to weigh”)).

Alternative forms

• tolah, tole

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊlə

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.
   • 1988, Salman Rushdie, chapter V, in The Satanic Verses, page 256:

     Mr. Muhammad Sufyan, however, gained no weight: not a tola, not an ounce.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish tola.

Noun

tola (plural tolas)

1. A South American grassland shrub of the genus Parastrephia.

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-

Asturian

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

Crimean Tatar

Noun

tola

1. baked brick

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto tolo

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -ader.

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Latin -a

Italian -ader.

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Latin -a

Old Spanish -a

Spanish -ader.

Esperanto -a

Esperanto tola

From tolo (“linen”) + -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtola/
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: to‧la

Adjective

tola (accusative singular tolan, plural tolaj, accusative plural tolajn)

1. linen, made out of linen
   • 1907, Kabe, chapter 9, in La Faraono, part 2, Hachette, translation of Faraon by Bolesław Prus:

     Vi havas ĉi tie vestejon, plenan de tolaj kaj atlasaj vestoj, kaj en la kestoj vi trovos ringojn, ĉenojn kaj braceletojn…

     Here you have a wardrobe full of linen and satin garments, and in the chests you will find rings, chains, and bracelets…

Further reading

• “tola”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN

Faroese

Verb

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

1. to accept, tolerate

Conjugation

Conjugation of tola (group v-25-1)

infinitive	tola
supine	tolað/ tolt
	present	past
first singular	toli	toldi
second singular	tolir	toldi
third singular	tolir	toldi
plural	tola	toldu
participle (a6/a7)1	tolandi	tolaður/ toldur
	imperative
singular	tola!
plural	tolið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tola. Cognate with Proto-Samic *toalē.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtolɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -olɑ
• Syllabification^(key): to‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): to‧la

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.

   Asiat pitää saada oikealle tolalle.

   We have to get things on a good track.

   Vieraat saavat hänet tolaltaan.

   Meeting strangers upsets him.

   (literally, “Meeting strangers gets him off track.”)

Declension

Inflection of tola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		tola	tolat
genitive		tolan	tolien
partitive		tolaa	tolia
illative		tolaan	toliin
		singular	plural
nominative		tola	tolat
accusative	nom.	tola	tolat
	gen.	tolan
genitive		tolan	tolien tolain rare
partitive		tolaa	tolia
inessive		tolassa	tolissa
elative		tolasta	tolista
illative		tolaan	toliin
adessive		tolalla	tolilla
ablative		tolalta	tolilta
allative		tolalle	tolille
essive		tolana	tolina
translative		tolaksi	toliksi
abessive		tolatta	tolitta
instructive		—	tolin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tola (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tolani tolani accusative nom. tolani tolani gen. tolani genitive tolani tolieni tolaini rare partitive tolaani toliani inessive tolassani tolissani elative tolastani tolistani illative tolaani toliini adessive tolallani tolillani ablative tolaltani toliltani allative tolalleni tolilleni essive tolanani tolinani translative tolakseni tolikseni abessive tolattani tolittani instructive — — comitative — tolineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tolasi tolasi accusative nom. tolasi tolasi gen. tolasi genitive tolasi toliesi tolaisi rare partitive tolaasi toliasi inessive tolassasi tolissasi elative tolastasi tolistasi illative tolaasi toliisi adessive tolallasi tolillasi ablative tolaltasi toliltasi allative tolallesi tolillesi essive tolanasi tolinasi translative tolaksesi toliksesi abessive tolattasi tolittasi instructive — — comitative — tolinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tolamme tolamme accusative nom. tolamme tolamme gen. tolamme genitive tolamme toliemme tolaimme rare partitive tolaamme toliamme inessive tolassamme tolissamme elative tolastamme tolistamme illative tolaamme toliimme adessive tolallamme tolillamme ablative tolaltamme toliltamme allative tolallemme tolillemme essive tolanamme tolinamme translative tolaksemme toliksemme abessive tolattamme tolittamme instructive — — comitative — tolinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tolanne tolanne accusative nom. tolanne tolanne gen. tolanne genitive tolanne tolienne tolainne rare partitive tolaanne tolianne inessive tolassanne tolissanne elative tolastanne tolistanne illative tolaanne toliinne adessive tolallanne tolillanne ablative tolaltanne toliltanne allative tolallenne tolillenne essive tolananne tolinanne translative tolaksenne toliksenne abessive tolattanne tolittanne instructive — — comitative — tolinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tolansa tolansa accusative nom. tolansa tolansa gen. tolansa genitive tolansa toliensa tolainsa rare partitive tolaansa toliaan toliansa inessive tolassaan tolassansa tolissaan tolissansa elative tolastaan tolastansa tolistaan tolistansa illative tolaansa toliinsa adessive tolallaan tolallansa tolillaan tolillansa ablative tolaltaan tolaltansa toliltaan toliltansa allative tolalleen tolallensa tolilleen tolillensa essive tolanaan tolanansa tolinaan tolinansa translative tolakseen tolaksensa tolikseen toliksensa abessive tolattaan tolattansa tolittaan tolittansa instructive — — comitative — tolineen tolinensa

Synonyms

• (track): ura, polku
• (skiing track): latu

Derived terms

idioms

• olla poissa tolaltaan

Further reading

• “tola”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• laot, lato, loat, olat, talo

Galician

Alternative forms

• entola

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *tullon, *tullos (“hole”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tew- (“to push, hit”). Compare Spanish tollo (“hole”), Welsh twll, Breton toull, Irish toll.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔla/

Noun

tola f (plural tolas)

1. ditch used for watering a field
2. dam in a ditch, used for directing the waters
3. heap of clogs and brushwood which is burned down, its ashes later used as fertilizer

   Synonyms: borrea, borroeira, tilla, tilleiro

Related terms

• atolar
• tol

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “tola”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tola”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tola”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt̪ˠol̪ˠə/

Noun

tola f sg

1. genitive singular of toil (“will”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of tola

radical	lenition	eclipsis
tola	thola	dtola

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology

From Malay tolak (“to push, to reject”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔ.la/
• Hyphenation: to‧la

Verb

tola

1. (transitive) to push

   Synonym: sorong

Norwegian Nynorsk

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.

Portuguese

Adjective

tola f sg

1. feminine singular of tolo

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtola/ [ˈt̪o.la]
• Rhymes: -ola
• Syllabification: to‧la

Noun

tola f (plural tolas)

1. tola (Parastrephia)
2. false heath (Fabiana spp.)
3. Baccharis incarum

Derived terms

• tola blanca

Further reading

• “tola”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi तोला (tolā).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

tola class IX (plural tola class X)

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

Ternate

Etymology

Compare Sahu tola'a. Said by de Clercq to be from Classical Malay تولق (tolak) (cf. Modern Malay tolak).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈto.la/

Verb

tola (Jawi توله)

1. (transitive) to stop
2. (transitive) to interrupt
3. (transitive) to decrease or reduce one's salary
4. (transitive) to break
5. (transitive) to cut

Conjugation

Conjugation of tola

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		totola	fotola	mitola
2nd person		notola	nitola
3rd person	masculine	otola	itola yotola (archaic)
	feminine	motola
	neuter	itola

References

• Frederik Sigismund Alexander de Clercq (1890), Bijdragen tot de kennis der Residentie Ternate, E.J. Brill
• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tongan

Etymology

Borrowed from English dollar.

Noun

tola

1. dollar