ཤིང་ཏ་ལ་

ཤིང་ཏ་ལ། (Wyl. shing ta la ) Pron.: shing tala

• Skt. तालः, tāla, Pron.: tala. From Sanskrit: the palmyra tree or fan-palm (Borassus flabelliformis, producing a sort of spirituous liquor | considered as a measure of height | forming a banner | to pierce seven fan-palms with one shot is held to be a great feat | fr. | slapping the hands together or against one's arm, xiii, 1397 | the flapping of an elephant's ears | musical time or measure | & | a dance | a cymbal | (in prosody) a trochee | a span measured by the thumb and middle finger | the palm (of the hand) | a lock, bolt | the hilt of a sword | a goldsmith | Śiva | N. of a people | and | orpiment | N. of a hell | the nut of the fan-palm | the throne of Durgā | made of palmyra wood [Mahavyutpatti] [Sanskrit] MVP MW