टीका

Etymology 1
From, from. In medieval Bengal, among many techniques, variolaters would make an incision upon the forehead, in which smallpox powder was rubbed. Such marks were known as on account of the resemblance to a tilak. Compare also the borrowed.

Noun

 * 1) a forehead variolation mark
 * 2) variolation
 * 3) vaccination
 * 4) vaccine

Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1) commentary eg. of a book

Noun

 * 1) tilak; a mark or symbol worn on one's forehead.
 * 2) (day of) Vijayadashami

Etymology
. Perhaps a post-Vedic form of ; the consonant shift from ś > ț is also seen in. Alternatively, derived from.

Noun

 * 1) a commentary (esp. on another commentary), gloss