Tala (music)
METER, TIME CYCLE MEASURE IN INDIAN MUSIC
Thaalam; Taalam; Tāla; Tri tal; Thalam; Tāl; Jati (music); Rupaka
A tala (IAST tāla) literally means a 'clap, tapping one's hand on one's arm, a musical measure'. It is the term used in Indian classical music similar to musical meter, that is any rhythmic beat or strike that measures musical time.