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thaali

thaali noun: in parts of South Asia, a necklace that is knotted around a bride's neck by the groom as an auspicious symbol. Also the alternative form of thali.

Noun

thaali (plural thaalis)

  1. In parts of South Asia, a necklace that is knotted around a bride's neck by the groom as an auspicious symbol.
    Synonyms:
    mangalasutra

Also used as

thaali is also the alternative form of thali.

Synonyms of thaali

Forms of thaali

pluralthaalis
alternative formthali

Origin of thaali

Possibly from a Dravidian language: see Tamil தாலி (tāli); Kannada ತಾಳಿ (tāḷi); Telugu తాళి (tāḷi) and Malayalam താലി (tāli).

Questions about thaali

What does thaali mean?
Thaali means in parts of South Asia, a necklace that is knotted around a bride's neck by the groom as an auspicious symbol.
What part of speech is thaali?
Thaali is a noun.
What is the plural of thaali?
The plural of thaali is thaalis.

Words near thaali in the dictionary

  1. Th.D.
  2. tha
  3. Tha Mai
  4. thaa
  5. THAAD
  6. thaali
  7. thaalis
  8. Thaana
  9. thaas
  10. thaasophobia
  11. thaat

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