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Etymology edit

Hindi verb set
तुलना (tulnā)
तौलना (taulnā)
तौलाना (taulānā)

Inherited from Old Hindi तोलना (tolanā), from Prakrit 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑀇 (tolaï), 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑁂𑀇 (tolei), from Sanskrit तोलयति (tolayati). Compare Nepali तौलनु (taulanu), Punjabi ਤੋਲਣਾ (tolṇā) / تولݨا (tolṇā), Phalura toolíi / تولی, Marwari तोलणौ (tolṇau), Gujarati તોળવું (toḷvũ), Sindhi تورَڻُ / तोरणु, Marathi तोलणे (tolṇe), Maithili तोलब (tōlab) / 𑒞𑒼𑒪𑒥 (tōlaba), Odia ତୋଳିବା (toḷiba), Bengali তোলা (tōla), Assamese তোলা (tüla).

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तौलना (taulnā) (transitive, Urdu spelling تَولْنَا)

  1. to compare, weigh, balance

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