kumkum meaning in Sanskrit
कुङ्कुम kuṅkuma
UK/ˈkʊmkʊm/
kumkum in Sanskrit: कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma). 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.
Sanskrit words for kumkum
- kumkum
- कुङ्कुम kuṅkuma
English meaning of kumkum
- 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 Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of kumkum in Sanskrit?
- Kumkum in Sanskrit is कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).
- kumkum इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Kumkum: कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).
- 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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Sanskrit words from Wiktionary's Sanskrit entries whose English meaning is “kumkum”: कुङ्कुम. 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 Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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