tilak

[ til-uhk ]

/ ˈtɪl ək /

noun, plural til·ak, til·aks.

a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol.

Origin of tilak

From the Sanskrit word tilaka

Words nearby tilak

Tikrit, tiktaalik, tik-tik, til, Tilade, tilak, tilapia, Tilburg, tilbury, tilde, Tilden

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Example sentences from the Web for tilak

His associates asked him why he had dared to alter his tilak or sect-mark.
The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India|R. V. Russell
His private life is unimpeachable—the only point indeed in which Mr. Tilak resembled him.
India, Old and New|Sir Valentine Chirol
But it is not too much to say that the unanimous feeling of educated India went with Mr. Tilak and regarded him as a martyr.
New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century|John Morrison
It is a very different influence from that of Mr. Tilak, to whom he is sometimes, but quite wrongly, compared.
India, Old and New|Sir Valentine Chirol

Mr. Tilak belonged by birth to a powerful Deccani Brahman caste with hereditary traditions of rulership.
India, Old and New|Sir Valentine Chirol

British Dictionary definitions for tilak (1 of 2)

tilak

/ (ˈtɪlək) /

noun plural -ak or -aks

a coloured spot or mark worn by Hindus, esp on the forehead, often indicating membership of a religious sect, caste, etc, or (in the case of a woman) marital status

Word Origin for tilak

from Sanskrit tilaka

British Dictionary definitions for tilak (2 of 2)

Tilak

/ (ˈtɪlək) /

noun

Bal Gangadhar (ˈbæl ˈɡæŋədɑː), also called Lokamanya. 1856–1920, Indian nationalist leader, educationalist, and scholar, who founded (1914) the Indian Home Rule League

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单词	tilak
释义	tilak [ til-uhk ] / ˈtɪl ək / noun, plural til·ak, til·aks. a distinctive spot of colored powder or paste worn on the forehead by Hindu men and women as a religious symbol. Origin of tilak From the Sanskrit word tilaka Words nearby tilak Tikrit, tiktaalik, tik-tik, til, Tilade, tilak, tilapia, Tilburg, tilbury, tilde, Tilden Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tilak His associates asked him why he had dared to alter his tilak or sect-mark. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India\|R. V. Russell His private life is unimpeachable—the only point indeed in which Mr. Tilak resembled him. India, Old and New\|Sir Valentine Chirol But it is not too much to say that the unanimous feeling of educated India went with Mr. Tilak and regarded him as a martyr. New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century\|John Morrison It is a very different influence from that of Mr. Tilak, to whom he is sometimes, but quite wrongly, compared. India, Old and New\|Sir Valentine Chirol Mr. Tilak belonged by birth to a powerful Deccani Brahman caste with hereditary traditions of rulership. India, Old and New\|Sir Valentine Chirol British Dictionary definitions for tilak (1 of 2) tilak / (ˈtɪlək) / noun plural -ak or -aks a coloured spot or mark worn by Hindus, esp on the forehead, often indicating membership of a religious sect, caste, etc, or (in the case of a woman) marital status Word Origin for tilak from Sanskrit tilaka British Dictionary definitions for tilak (2 of 2) Tilak / (ˈtɪlək) / noun Bal Gangadhar (ˈbæl ˈɡæŋədɑː), also called Lokamanya. 1856–1920, Indian nationalist leader, educationalist, and scholar, who founded (1914) the Indian Home Rule League Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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