请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 tilak
释义

Definition of tilak in English:

tilak

noun ˈtɪlʌkˈtilək
  • A mark worn by a Hindu on the forehead to indicate caste, status, or sect, or as an ornament.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • When he emerged a few minutes later, he had a tilak on his forehead and some prasad in his right hand.
    • The taxi driver has an orange tilak on his forehead and a host of miniature gods swinging from the roof of his vehicle.
    • Besides purification, the tilak also offers the wearer protection from ghosts, evil influences, bad dreams, accidents and many other things.
    • The youngest female member of the household leads the puja by applying a red tilak to all the other members of the family before everyone joins together in worship.
    • At the entrance of the home, guests were received in the customary manner - a tilak on the forehead and a one-rupee coin in their palms.

Origin

From Sanskrit tilaka.

 
 

Definition of tilak in US English:

tilak

nounˈtilək
  • A mark worn by a Hindu on the forehead to indicate caste, status, or sect, or as an ornament.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The taxi driver has an orange tilak on his forehead and a host of miniature gods swinging from the roof of his vehicle.
    • Besides purification, the tilak also offers the wearer protection from ghosts, evil influences, bad dreams, accidents and many other things.
    • The youngest female member of the household leads the puja by applying a red tilak to all the other members of the family before everyone joins together in worship.
    • When he emerged a few minutes later, he had a tilak on his forehead and some prasad in his right hand.
    • At the entrance of the home, guests were received in the customary manner - a tilak on the forehead and a one-rupee coin in their palms.

Origin

From Sanskrit tilaka.

 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/24 7:52:23