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kumkums

kumkums is the plural of kumkum.

Meaning of kumkum

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.
    • A maid passed her the gold thali with a lamp and kumkum and turmeric powder in it.1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins, published 2013, page 197

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Questions about kumkums

What is kumkums the plural of?
Kumkums is the plural of kumkum.

Words near kumkums in the dictionary

  1. Kumiyama
  2. Kumjoinus
  3. kumkum
  4. kumkuma
  5. kumkumas
  6. kumkums
  7. Kumm
  8. kummel
  9. kummels
  10. kummelweck
  11. Kummer

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