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Cognate with Telugu తల (tala), Kannada ತಲೆ (tale), Malayalam തല (tala).
తల్ (tal)
- (anatomy) head
- that which is first, best, highest
- leader, husband
- origin, beginning, source, commencement
- apex, top
- end, tip
- finish, close
- resemblance
- sky, ethereal region
- unit, person, hand
- postage stamp, as bearing the figure of a king's head
- skull
- hair
