thaali

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noun

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

Similar
mangalasutra
OriginTamil தாலி ← Kannada ತಾಳಿ ← Telugu తాళి →
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Meanings

thaali1

nounthaali (plural thaalis)

plural thaalis · alternative thali

  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

thaali2

nounthaali (countable and uncountable, plural thaalis)

plural thaalis · alternative thali

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of thali.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
mangalasutra

Origin

  1. Malayalamതാലി
  2. Teluguతాళి
  3. Kannadaತಾಳಿ
  4. Tamilதாலி
  5. Englishthaali

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

thaliahiatalHaitalAlthia
Cite this entry
APA

thaali. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thaali

MLA

“thaali.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thaali. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thaali,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thaali.

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