kumkum
See also: kum kum
English
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editEtymology
editFrom Hindi कुमकुम (kumkum) from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkumkum (uncountable)
- A red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 197:
- A maid passed her the gold thali with a lamp and kumkum and turmeric powder in it.
- 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 134:
- Saubhagya Devi sent Alak Kishori to fetch kumkum.
Miskito
editDeterminer
editkumkum
- Alternative spelling of kum kum