ਤਿਲ਼

Punjabi

Alternative forms

• ਤਿਲ (til) (nuqtaless)

Etymology

From Sanskrit तिल (tila).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ਤਿਲ਼ • (tiḷ) m (Shahmukhi spelling تِل)

1. sesame
2. (anatomy) mole

Derived terms

• ਤਿਲ਼ ਤਿਲ਼ (tiḷ tiḷ, “bit by bit”, adverb)

Related terms

• ਤਿਲਕ m (tilak, noun)
• ਤਿੱਲੜੀ f (tillaṛī, “particular kind of ornament”, noun)

Further reading

• “ਤਿਲ਼”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tilá¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 332
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “tila²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 332