పారాణి

Telugu

Noun

పారాణి • (pārāṇi) ? (plural పారాణులు)

1. turmeric mixed with chunam smeared by women on their feet at a wedding
2. decorating the feet with saffron powder, etc.
3. red dye applied by women to the instep

References

• "పారాణి" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 742