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vermilion meaning in Punjabi

ਸੰਧੂਰ sandhūr

/vəˈmɪl.jən/US/vɚˈmɪl.jən/

vermilion in Punjabi: ਸੰਧੂਰ (sandhūr). In English, vermilion means a vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.

Punjabi words for vermilion

vermilion
ਸੰਧੂਰ sandhūr

English meaning of vermilion

  1. noun A vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.
  2. noun A bright orange-red colour.
  3. noun A type of red dye worn in the parting of the hair by married Hindu women.
  4. noun The red skin of the lips or its border with the skin of the face.

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Questions about vermilion in Punjabi

What is the meaning of vermilion in Punjabi?
Vermilion in Punjabi is ਸੰਧੂਰ (sandhūr).
vermilion ਦਾ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਕੀ ਅਰਥ ਹੈ?
Vermilion: ਸੰਧੂਰ (sandhūr).
What does vermilion mean in English?
Vermilion means a vivid red synthetic pigment made of mercury sulfide, cinnabar.

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

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