talaro

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Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay teraju, from Classical Malay تراجو (teraju), from Classical Persian ترازو (tarāzū), from Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬭𐬀.𐬀𐬰𐬎 (tara.azu). Compare Ilocano taradio, Kapampangan talaru, Bikol Central tarayo, Cebuano talayo, Javanese ꦠꦿꦗꦸ (traju), Old Javanese taraju, and Tamil தராசு (tarācu).

Pronunciation

Noun

talarô or talarò (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜎᜇᜓ)

  1. scales; balance (for weighing)
    Synonyms: timbangan, balansa, baskula, patitis
  2. weight (piece of metal used in weighing)
  3. hand or pointer in a scale
  4. (figurative) ponderation; contemplation

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