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.
Source: wiktionary
Tilak
//ˈtɪlək//
Synonyms for "tilak" (2 found)
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21 translations across 15 languages.
Gujarati
1 entries- તિલક noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Hindi
2 entries- टीका noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
- तिलक noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Kannada
1 entries- ತಿಲಕ್ noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Marathi
1 entries- टिळक noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Marwari
2 entries- टिकौ noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
- तिलक noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Nepali
2 entries- टीका noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
- तिलक noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Newar
1 entries- सिन्हः noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Polish
1 entries- tilaka noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Portuguese
1 entries- tilaka noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Punjabi
1 entries- ਤਿਲਕ noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Russian
2 entries- ти́лак noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
- ти́лака noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Sanskrit
1 entries- तिलक noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Tamil
2 entries- திலகம் noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
- பொட்டு noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Telugu
1 entries- తిలకము noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Urdu
2 entries- تلک noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
- ٹیکا noun (symbol worn on the forehead)
Sample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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.
Source: wiktionary
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