kumkum
See also: kum kum
English
Alternative forms
- kumkuma
- kunku
Etymology
From Hindi कुमकुम (kumkum).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʊmkʊm/
Noun
kumkum (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 2013, p. 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.
- 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 197:
Miskito
Determiner
kumkum
- Alternative spelling of kum kum