Ornaments

இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: ஆபரணங்கள் ‎

This page lists various ornaments used for feet, shins/legs, hands, waist, neck, nose, ears and head.

Types of Ornaments

Feet

Wearing Minji during Marriage

Toe Rings

• Peruviral mudichi for big toe
• Thadai for the second toe
• Minji for the second toe
• Metti for the second toe
• Peeli for the third toe
• Pillanai for the fourth toe
• Pathasaram – Necklace like Anklet

Shins/legs

• Kuzhal Thandai (Tubular anklet)
• Murukku Thandai (Twisted Anklet)
• Tharisu Thandai (looks like anklet)

Vangi

Hands

• Vangi – Below shoulder
• Nagavaththu - Worn below shoulder
• Valavi – Various bangles. Kanganam
• Motharam - Rings

Waist

• Ottiyanam – Araimoodi for little girls
• Araichalangai
• Arainnjaan kodi

Neck

Chutthumani

Types of Necklaces

• Attiyal (meaning Close-fitting Necklace)
• Utkazhuththu Changili (usually worn with a pendant)
• Kandasaram (meaning Neck-string)
• Kaasumaalai (Coin Necklace)
• Kechchu Purachchai
• Kevudu (for men)
• Charadu (meaning rope)
• Chuththumanai, Close-fitting Necklace; There are 25 types
• Kaasumaalai - Kuvalai
• Thayaththu – Coral
• Peenganthattu- Pudaithaakki
• Mani - Moonadukku Mani
• Veththilai Churuttu
• Thaali (Mangala Sutra)
• Pathakkam (Pendant)

Nose

• Mookkuththi (Nose pin)
• Oththakkal mookkuththi (Single stone nose pin)
• Besari (multiple stone nose pin)
• Muththum Thalukkum (multiple stone nose pin)
• Pillakku (Nose pendant)
• Kal vaiththathu (with stone)
• Kal vaikkamal (Without stone)
• Muthu thongal (Pearl nose pin)
• Thoratti

Pambadam

Ears

• Poodi (Women wear this in the upper earlobe)
• Kuruthattu (Diamond shaped stud)
• Muruku (usually worn below Poodi by both men and women; men wear this in single ear)
• Pachchaikal (instead of muruku; suspended in a metal wire)
• Alukku (A ring worn by muslim women; another name is vaali)
• Onnappu ­– Worn in the middle earlobe by women with the lengthened ears;
• Kammal
• Kadukkan – Stud with single stone, usually worn by men
• Vilkadukkan - Kadukkan with a ring
• Maraikathodu
• Mukkattu – Stud with three stones, worn by women and young boys
• Lolakku (Eardrops)
• Maatti – Chain like jewel used to hook the earring with hair
• Kunukku – Bigger size heavy ear ring worn by women to lengthen their ears; available in brass metal too
• Thandatti – Worn after ear lengthening
• Melidu – Thandatti with square blocks
• Pambadam
• Mudichi – Ring made of intertwined golden wire with two buds, square block and screw
• Kadhu olai – Worn by Telugu Kammavaar women

Ornaments of head, neck, Ears and Hands

Head

• Neththichutti (Forehead jewel)
• Chuththu Parinchi – jewel on both the sides of Neththichutti
• Uchchi Raakadi – Used in the head-top
• Kondai Thirukku – Thamaraipu (meaning Lotus) Kondai Thirukku, Thazhampu (meaning Screwpine Flower) Kondai Tirukku. "Jadaivillai"
• Thirukku Rakkadi – For the entire braid
• Kunjam

Reference

Kiraamiya Vilayattukal- Matravaikal- Ki. Rajanarayanan

(meaning Country Sports – etcetera - Ki. Rajanarayanan )

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