kumkum

See also: kum kum

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hindi कुमकुम (kumkum) from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʊmkʊm/

Noun

kumkum (uncountable)

  1. 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

Determiner

kumkum

  1. Alternative spelling of kum kum
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