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tripundra

tripundra noun: a tilak consisting of three horizontal lines on the forehead, usually with a dot made from sacred ash.

Noun

tripundra (plural tripundras)

  1. A tilak consisting of three horizontal lines on the forehead, usually with a dot made from sacred ash.

Forms of tripundra

pluraltripundras

Origin of tripundra

From Sanskrit त्रिपुण्ड्र (tripuṇḍra, “three marks”).

Questions about tripundra

What does tripundra mean?
Tripundra means a tilak consisting of three horizontal lines on the forehead, usually with a dot made from sacred ash.
What part of speech is tripundra?
Tripundra is a noun.
What is the plural of tripundra?
The plural of tripundra is tripundras.

Words near tripundra in the dictionary

  1. tripudium
  2. tripuhyite
  3. tripulant
  4. tripulants
  5. tripunctate
  6. tripundra
  7. tripundras
  8. Tripura
  9. Tripuraneni
  10. Tripuranenis
  11. Tripuri

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