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tālo

tāla

masc nom sg of tāla (noun); masc nom sg of tāla (adj)

1. palm tree; Palmyra
2. one palm tree in height; one palm tree deep
3. key; bolt; lit. knocker
4. pigment; orpiment; arsenic trisulphide
5. (of wings) flap; beat

Etymology. √tal > tāl + *a; from √tal 'support, rest on'; Sanskrit tāla [tal]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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