tilak

American  

[til-uhk] / ˈtɪl ək /

noun

PLURAL

tilak, tilaks

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

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Tilak ¹ British  

/ ˈtɪlək /

noun

1. 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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tilak ² British  

/ ˈtɪlək /

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of tilak

From the Sanskrit word tilaka

Example Sentences

Mahmood took the second over and Sanju Samson pulled his second ball to deep square leg, in-form Tilak Varma slashed a cut to deep third next ball and, having survived the hat-trick ball, Suryakumar Yadav chipped the last ball of the over for long-on, completing a triple-wicket maiden.

From BBC

Tilak Varma made an unbeaten 72 in the last match to take India to victory, but Rashid bowled him for 18 and Overton had Washington Sundar caught by Buttler at mid-on for six to leave the home side 85-5 in the 13th over.

From BBC

India teetered on 78-5 but Tilak Varma mixed aggressive strokeplay - hitting five sixes - with intelligent running between the wickets during a mature knock.

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Tilak was on strike with India requiring six runs to win off the final over of the game, bowled by Jamie Overton, and duly got it done with four balls to spare by thwacking the England seamer's second delivery through the covers for four.

From BBC

Tilak Varma also nicked his first ball over wicketkeeper Salt and was hit on the helmet – Archer the bowler on both occasions.

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