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tola

[ toh-lah ]

noun

  1. a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.


tola

/ ˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a unit of weight, used in India, the eightieth part of a ser and equal to 180 grains
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tola1

1605–15; < Hindi ٴDZ Sanskrit tolaka
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Word History and Origins

Origin of tola1

C17: from Hindi ٴDZ, from Sanskrit ٳܱ scale, from tul to weigh
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There is also Olympic champion Tamirat Tola, defending champion Alexander Mutiso Munyao, and debutant Jacob Kiplimo - who in February became the first person to run a half marathon in under 57 minutes.

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The record four-time winner is joined in the elite men's race by defending champion Munyao and Ethiopia's Olympic champion Tamirat Tola, but Kipchoge's long-time rival Kenenisa Bekele was a late withdrawal.

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This exhibition and his latest creative endeavor, Tola, feel like they are going to “set the tone for the next decade,” he says.

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The show debuted in New Orleans during Super Bowl LIX weekend — where Compton native and rap superstar Kendrick Lamar performed the most-watched halftime show in history — at Tola, an intimate creative residency space and incubator designed for Black artists that Siriboe launched the same week.

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The mural was commissioned by Paramount Pictures on Bayou Road, the oldest street in New Orleans, as an extension of the exhibition at Tola.

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