kumkum
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 18
- Words With Friends
- 22
- Letters
- 6
/ˈkʊmkʊm/
(UK)
Definition of kumkum
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(uncountable)A red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak.
“A maid passed her the gold thali with a lamp and kumkum and turmeric powder in it.”
“Saubhagya Devi sent Alak Kishori to fetch kumkum.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Hindi कुमकुम (kumkum) from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).
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