tilak
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 10
- Letters
- 5
/ˈtɪlək/
Definition of tilak
2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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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.”
“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.”
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noun
-
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.”
“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.”
name
- A male given name from Sanskrit used in India.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Sanskrit तिलक (tilaka).
Anagrams of tilak
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