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kumkum meaning in Marathi

कुंकू kuṅkū

UK/ˈkʊmkʊm/

kumkum in Marathi: कुंकू (kuṅkū). In English, kumkum means a red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak.

Marathi words for kumkum

kumkum
कुंकू kuṅkū

English meaning of kumkum

  1. noun A red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak.

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Questions about kumkum in Marathi

What is the meaning of kumkum in Marathi?
Kumkum in Marathi is कुंकू (kuṅkū).
kumkum चा मराठी अर्थ काय आहे?
Kumkum: कुंकू (kuṅkū).
What does kumkum mean in English?
Kumkum means a red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak.

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

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