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Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Dutch talie, from Italian taglia.

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Noun edit

таль (talʹm inan (genitive та́ля, nominative plural та́ли, genitive plural та́лей)

  1. chain hoist, chain block, pulley block, hoisting tackle, block and tackle
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Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Old East Slavic таль (talĭ, hostage), from Proto-Slavic *talь. Cognate with Ukrainian таль (talʹ), Serbo-Croatian талац (hostage), Slovene talec.

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Noun edit

таль (talʹm anim (genitive та́ля, nominative plural та́ли, genitive plural та́лей)

  1. hostage
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References edit

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “таль”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress