As a Hindi name
तोलक · noun · masculine
तोला (तोल) । बारह माशे का वजन — Śabdasāgara
तोलक · tolak · s.m.
A weight (see tolā); a weighman — Platts (1884), digital edition courtesy DSAL, University of Chicago, p. 344
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
a weight of gold or silver (in books = 16 Māṣas, in practise only = 12 M˚s)
Verified derivationMultiple readings (8)Why this matches what you typed
M3 · meaning shifts "tolaka" is derived from "tola" with the ka/kan suffix — a related word whose meaning shifts, so both meanings are shown.
tola mfn. (√ tul) ‘poising one's self’, see ghana-
tola m. n. = ˚laka, W.
tolaka m. n. (L.) a weight of gold or silver (in books = 16 Māṣas, in practise only = 12 M˚s), Rājat. iv, 201
Gender counterpart
The kosha attests this stem in the masculine and the neuter — the same name serves without alteration.
Dictionary citations
tolaka m. n. (L.) a weight of gold or silver (in books = 16 Māṣas, in practise only = 12 M˚s), Rājat. iv, 201
tola mfn. (√ tul) ‘poising one's self’, see ghana-
tola m. n. = ˚laka, W.
Alternative readings
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