తలబ్రాలు

Telugu

Etymology

Compound of తల (tala, “head”) +‎ ప్రాలు (prālu, “consecrated rice”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪alabɾaːlu/

Noun

తలబ్రాలు • (talabrālu) n (plural only)

1. consecrated rice poured over the head of the bride and bridegroom at a wedding for luck

References

• "తలబ్రాలు" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 516