[Tel.] n. A cord, thread, string. A match for a gun. The palm tree, so called because cordage is made from it. See under tati. The cord of marriage, being the string round the bride’s neck, from which the puste or tali is hung. Hence tadu tegina (lit. cord broken) means widowed. aggitadu or jenakitadu a match, made of cord dipped in brimstone.