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sindoor meaning in Hindi

सिंदूर sindūr

sindoor in Hindi: सिंदूर (sindūr). In English, sindoor means a traditional red or orange cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by Hindu women along the parting of the hair as a sign of marriage.

Hindi words for sindoor

sindoor, a type of vermilion dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women
सिंदूर sindūr

English meaning of sindoor

  1. noun A traditional red or orange cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by Hindu women along the parting of the hair as a sign of marriage.

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Questions about sindoor in Hindi

What is the meaning of sindoor in Hindi?
Sindoor in Hindi is सिंदूर (sindūr).
sindoor का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
Sindoor: सिंदूर (sindūr).
What does sindoor mean in English?
Sindoor means a traditional red or orange cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by Hindu women along the parting of the hair as a sign of marriage.

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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “sindoor”: सिंदूर. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: sindoor (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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