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tala.

tune

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtala/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. tune

  2. tuning fork

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay tala, from Sanskrit ताल (tāla).

noun/ˈtala/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. tala (the currency of Samoa)

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Samoan tālā, from English dollar.

noun/ˈtala/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. honeycomb

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦭ (tala, “honeycomb”).

noun/ˈtala/Standard-Indonesian[ˈt̪a.la]Standard-Indonesian

  1. base

  2. layer

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Javanese ꦠꦭ (tala), from Old Javanese tala (“surface, level; lower part, bottom”), from Sanskrit तल (tala, “sole”).

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