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mangalasutra

mangalasutra is the alternative form of mangalsutra.

Meaning of mangalsutra

Noun

mangalsutra (plural mangalsutras)

  1. A traditional Hindu necklace tied around the bride's neck by the groom.
    • A simple mangalsutra was placed around my neck […] to symbolise I was a married woman.2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 16
    Synonyms:
    marriage string

Forms of mangalasutra

pluralmangalasutras

Questions about mangalasutra

What is mangalasutra the alternative form of?
Mangalasutra is the alternative form of mangalsutra.

Words near mangalasutra in the dictionary

  1. mangaka
  2. mangakas
  3. mangal
  4. Mangala
  5. Mangalarga Marchador
  6. mangalasutra
  7. mangalasutram
  8. mangalasutrams
  9. mangalasutras
  10. Mangaldan
  11. Mangalia

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mangalasutra (page history and authors); mangalsutra (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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