| 释义 |
tilak|ˈtɪlæk|
Also tilaka, tilka.
[a. Hindi tilak, Skr. tilaka, f. Skr. tíla sesamum.]
= tika.
1879E. Arnold Light of Asia ii. 72 Slender hands and feet new-stained With crimson, and the tilka-spots stamped bright. 1895Funk's Stand. Dict., Tilak. 1961Spectator 3 Mar. 281 The traditional welcome with music and tilak (a red mark placed in blessing on the honoured guest's forehead). 1969‘R. Farre’ Beckoning Land xiii. 151 On his forehead was a tilak mark showing that he was a follower of Shiva. 1974Encycl. Brit. Micropædia IX. 1009/1 Among Śaivas (followers of Lord Śiva), the tilaka usually takes the form of three horizontal parallel lines across the forehead, with or without a red dot. |