তাল

What does তাল mean?

তাল (tal) is a Bangla noun that means palm fruit, toddy palm in English.

This noun refers to the Asian palmyra palm tree as well as its sweet, fibrous fruit, famous in Bangladesh for making seasonal sweets like pitha. It is also used idiomatically in music and speech to refer to rhythm or beat. A frequent mistake for beginners is mixing it up with তালি (tali), which means clapping hands.

How do you say “palm fruit” in Bangla?

Say তাল, pronounced tal. Press play to hear a native Bangladeshi voice say it.