thushi

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊʃi/

Noun

thushi (plural thushis)

1. A traditional necklace style originating from Maharashtra, India. It is a choker-like ornament made of closely knit gold beads arranged in intricate patterns, often adorned with a central decorative pendant.
   • 1885, GAZETTEER OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, volume XVIII Part I, bombay: GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, page 549:

     Besides in its natural form, the tulsi is worn in gold by Hindu women in the ornaments known as tulsipatti or thushi.

   • 1907, Chintaman Vinayak Vaidya, Epic India: Or, India as Described in the Mahabharata and the Ramayana, Mrs. R. A. Sagoon, page 154:

     The same may be said of other minor ornaments of modern date such as thushi, bindi, and others.

   • 2025 January 1, Wikipedia contributors, “Culture of Maharashtra”, in English Wikipedia‎^[1], Wikimedia Foundation:

     Jewellery such as tanmani, bormal, Ranihar, kolhapuri saaj, thushi are worn on the neck;…