Dictionary

tilak en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɪlək/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka).

Meanings

1. A mark or symbol worn on the forehead by Hindus, ornamentally or as an indication of status.
   • I wore these spots of shine and silver like tilaks, the marks of colour that we Hindus wear on our foreheads as symbols of the divine. 2001, Yann Martel, Life of Pi:
   • He dressed in a dhoti, had a wispy white beard that trailed down to his waist, and regularly smeared across his forehead a tilaka, a pitchfork-shaped design that signifies enlightenment. 2012 April 30, Jake Halpern, “The Secret of the Temple”, in The New Yorker:

Forms

Translations (23)

bn টিকা (symbol worn on the forehead) · new सिन्हः (symbol worn on the forehead) · pt tilaka (symbol worn on the forehead) · mr टिळक (symbol worn on the forehead) · hi तिलक (symbol worn on the forehead) · mwr तिलक (symbol worn on the forehead) · ru ти́лака (symbol worn on the forehead) · ur ٹیکا (symbol worn on the forehead) · pl tilaka (symbol worn on the forehead) · hi टीका (symbol worn on the forehead) · ne तिलक (symbol worn on the forehead) · ta திலகம் (symbol worn on the forehead) · pa ਤਿਲਕ (symbol worn on the forehead) · ta பொட்டு (symbol worn on the forehead) · kn ತಿಲಕ್ (symbol worn on the forehead) · ur تلک (symbol worn on the forehead) · te తిలకము (symbol worn on the forehead) · gu તિલક (symbol worn on the forehead) · ru ти́лак (symbol worn on the forehead) · sa तिलक (symbol worn on the forehead) · ne टीका (symbol worn on the forehead) · mwr टिकौ (symbol worn on the forehead) · bn তিলক (symbol worn on the forehead)