तिलक

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /t̪ɪ.lək/,

Noun

तिलक (tilakm (Urdu spelling تلک)

  1. an ornament, embellishment
  2. (Hinduism) a tilak (mark normally on the forehead; Hindu ritual used to welcome)

Declension

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka).

Noun

तिलक (tilakam

  1. tilak

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Pronunciation

Noun

तिलक (tilaka) stemm

  1. a freckle (compared to a sesamum seed)
  2. (Hinduism) a mark on the forehead (made with coloured earths, sandal-wood, or unguents, either as an ornament or a sectarial distinction)
  3. the ornament of anything (in compositions)

Descendants

  • Telugu: తిలకము (tilakamu)

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