तिल

Hindi

Noun

तिल • (til) m

  1. sesame (Sesamum indicum), benniseed, gingelly
  2. mole (facial feature)

Sanskrit

Noun

तिल • (tila) m

  1. Sesamum indicum (its blossom is compared to the nose), sesame seed (much used in cookery ; supposed to have originated from Vishnu's (विष्णु) sweat-drops).

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 0448
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