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tola

(tō′lä)

noun

in India, a unit of weight equal to 180 grains troy (the weight of one silver rupee)

Origin: Hindi < Sans tulā, a balance

See tola in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A unit of weight used in India, equal to the weight of one silver rupee (11.7 grams or 180 troy grains).

Origin:

Origin: Hindi tolā

Origin: , from Sanskrit tulā, weight; see telə- in Indo-European roots

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