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thaali

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
thaali
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Alternative form of thali.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: தாலி, ತಾಳಿ, తాళి, താലി

Usage

Inflected Forms

thaalis (plural) thali (alternative)

Synonyms

mangalasutra

Questions

What does thaali mean?
In parts of South Asia, a necklace that is knotted around a bride's neck by the groom as an auspicious symbol.
Where does thaali come from?
Possibly from a Dravidian language: see Tamil தாலி (tāli); Kannada ತಾಳಿ (tāḷi); Telugu తాళి (tāḷi) and Malayalam താലി (tāli).

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