taļa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tala"

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from English dollar, from early Dutch daler, daalder, from German Taler, Thaler (“dollar”), from Sankt Joachimsthaler (literally “of Joachimstal”), the name for coins minted in German Sankt Joachimsthal (“St. Joachim's Valley”) (now Jáchymov, Czech Republic), ultimately from Joachim + Tal (“valley”). German Tal is from Middle High German tal, from Old High German tal, from Proto-Germanic *dalą.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [tˠɑːlˠɑ], (enunciated) [tˠɑ lˠɑ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /tˠæɰlˠæɰ/
• Bender phonemes: {tahļah}

Noun

taļa (M.O.D.: taḷa)

1. dollar

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary