tala

felling, cutting down

Deverbal from talar.

tala (Celtis tala, a South American tree)

Related: tala pispa

Borrowed from Quechua tara.

tipcat (game and stick)

Uncertain, according to some from Latin tālea (“long and slender stick”), according to others from Arabic طَالِع (ṭāliʕ, “rising”).