Urdu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀮𑀤𑀺 (taladi), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *talati. Compare Punjabi ਤਲਣਾ (talṇā), Gujarati તળવું (taḷvũ), Marathi तळणे (taḷṇe), Odia ତଳିବା (taḷibā).[1]

Noun

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تولنا (tolnā) (Hindi spelling तलना)

  1. to weigh
  2. to balance

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “talati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press