तिलक

Hindi

Etymology

Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka).

Noun

तिलक (tilak) m

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

Declension

Declension of तिलक
Singular Plural
Direct तिलक (tilak) तिलक (tilak)
Oblique तिलक (tilak) तिलकों (tilkõ)
Vocative तिलक (tilak) तिलको (tilko)

Old Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka).

Noun

तिलक (transliteration needed) m

  1. tilak

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Noun

तिलक (tilaka) m

  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

References

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