తలబ్రాలు
Telugu
Etymology
Compound of తల (tala, “head”) + ప్రాలు (prālu, “consecrated rice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t̪alabɾaːlu/
Noun
తలబ్రాలు • (talabrālu) n (plural only)
- 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