tilak

IPA/ˈtɪlæk/
IPA/ˈtɪlæk/

tilak — 名詞

1. a mark placed in the middle of the forehead that signals a person's Hindu faith,

1.名詞C1
釋義

提拉克

印度教徒額頭上的宗教記號

a mark placed in the middle of the forehead that signals a person's Hindu faith, indicates the deity they worship, or serves as ornament for religious festivals.

例句

Every morning before leaving for work, Ishaan applies a small red tilak to his forehead.

Ishaan 每天早上出門上班前，都會在額頭上塗一個小小的紅色提拉克。

collocation: apply a tilak to [body part]

At the temple, the priest gave each visitor a tilak of sandalwood paste.

在廟裡，祭司為每位訪客在額頭上抹上一道檀香提拉克。

collocation: tilak of [substance] | common with sandalwood paste

常見搭配
  • tilak on the forehead
  • apply a tilak
  • wear a tilak
  • red tilak
  • yellow tilak
  • sandalwood tilak
  • tilak ceremony
  • forehead tilak
同義詞
  • bindi

    A bindi is usually a smaller decorative dot worn by women, often not religious — a tilak is typically larger and religious.

  • pottu

    South Indian equivalent for bindi/tilak; regional term used mainly in Tamil culture.

  • tilaka

    Sanskrit-derived alternative name for the same mark; more formal or textual.

文法句型

wear a tilak

apply a tilak

tilak + preposition 'on' + body-part

用法筆記

Commonly applied with coloured powders such as kumkum (red), sandalwood paste (yellow), or ash (white/grey). The tilak is also called a 'tilaka' in Sanskrit texts. Used by both men and women, though the style and occasion may differ.

常見錯誤

She put a tilak on her wrist.
She put a tilak on her forehead.
A tilak is specifically a forehead mark, not placed on other body parts.
Tilak is only worn by married women.
Tilak is worn by men, women, and children, though the reasons and styles vary.
It is not limited by gender or marital status.

同根字

  • tilaka
    名詞C2
  • bindi
    名詞B2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • apply a tilak
  • wear a tilak
  • mark of tilak
  • place a tilak

介系詞搭配