Etymology

thaali

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Today it means: In parts of South Asia, a necklace that is knotted around a bride's neck by the groom as an auspicious symbol. Full definition →

Tamil தாலி ← Kannada ತಾಳಿ ← Telugu తాళి
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  1. Malayalam · derived fromതാലി
  2. Telugu · derived fromతాళి
  3. Kannada · derived fromತಾಳಿ
  4. Tamil · derived fromதாலி
  5. English todaythaali

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

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