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thali

thali noun: a round metal platter used to serve food in India. Also the alternative form of thaali.

Noun

thali (countable and uncountable, plural thalis)

  1. A round metal platter used to serve food in India.
    • In front of it was a gold thali filled to overflowing with all manner of food, most of it sweets and pastries made from milk and curds.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 188
  2. A meal served on such a platter, typically comprising a selection of different dishes presented in small bowls.

Proper noun capitalized: Thali

Thali

  1. A Lahnda language spoken in Punjab, Pakistan. It is categorized as a Saraiki dialect by some linguists.

Also used as

thali is also the alternative form of thaali.

Forms of thali

Noun
pluralthalis
Proper noun
alternative formThaḷī

Origin of thali

From Hindi थाली (thālī, “plate”).

From Punjabi تھࣇی (thaḷī).

Questions about thali

What does thali mean?
Thali means a round metal platter used to serve food in India.
What part of speech is thali?
Thali can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of thali?
The plural of thali is thalis.

Words near thali in the dictionary

  1. Thalesianism
  2. Thalestris
  3. thalfenisite
  4. thalfinine
  5. Thalgarrah
  6. thali
  7. thalia
  8. Thalia and Melpomene
  9. thaliacean
  10. thaliaceans
  11. thalian

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