Toló

Toló is a term of Hungarian origin derived from the verb tolni, meaning to push. In its adjectival and nominal uses, toló denotes a sliding or forward-moving character, and it is commonly applied in technical and architectural contexts to describe components or actions that involve translational motion.

In architecture and carpentry, toló frequently appears in compound terms for sliding elements. The best-known examples are tolóajtó, meaning a sliding door, and tolóablak, a sliding window. Beyond doors and windows, toló can describe other sliding parts or mechanisms that move along a track or guide, such as tolóelem (sliding component) or tolómechanizmus (sliding mechanism).

Toló also occurs as a proper noun in some Hungarian-language sources. It can function as a surname and has appeared in historical toponyms or regional references, though it is relatively uncommon in contemporary usage. Because these proper-noun instances are sparse, they rarely feature in broad reference works.

In other languages, toló does not have a standardized meaning comparable to its Hungarian usage, and any non-Hungarian appearances are typically coincidental or context-specific. Overall, toló is predominantly encountered within Hungarian linguistic and technical contexts as a descriptor of sliding or push-related motion and as a component in related compound terms.