Definition of kumkum in English:

kumkum

noun ˈkʊmkʊmˈko͝omˌko͝om

mass noun

A red pigment used by Hindu women to make a round mark on the forehead.
（尤指印度妇女涂在前额上的）红粉
Example sentencesExamples
- In the busy commercial streets of the city you will find huge pumpkins broken to pieces and scattered on the road, some smeared with kumkum.
- ‘Wearing kumkum or sandalwood paste need not be abandoned,’ they said.
- Women apply kumkum on the foreheads of their sons and husbands and send them to fight battles.
- I wore a black shirt and dhoti (a wrap-around waist cloth) and applied sandalwood paste and kumkum (red powder) to my forehead.

Origin

From Sanskrit kuṅkuma 'saffron'.

Definition of kumkum in US English:

kumkum

nounˈko͝omˌko͝om

A red powder used ceremonially and cosmetically, especially by Hindu women to make a small distinctive mark on the forehead.
（尤指印度妇女涂在前额上的）红粉
Example sentencesExamples
- In the busy commercial streets of the city you will find huge pumpkins broken to pieces and scattered on the road, some smeared with kumkum.
- I wore a black shirt and dhoti (a wrap-around waist cloth) and applied sandalwood paste and kumkum (red powder) to my forehead.
- ‘Wearing kumkum or sandalwood paste need not be abandoned,’ they said.
- Women apply kumkum on the foreheads of their sons and husbands and send them to fight battles.

Origin

From Sanskrit kuṅkuma ‘saffron’.

词汇	kumkum
释义	Definition of kumkum in English: kumkum noun ˈkʊmkʊmˈko͝omˌko͝om mass noun A red pigment used by Hindu women to make a round mark on the forehead. （尤指印度妇女涂在前额上的）红粉 Example sentencesExamples In the busy commercial streets of the city you will find huge pumpkins broken to pieces and scattered on the road, some smeared with kumkum. ‘Wearing kumkum or sandalwood paste need not be abandoned,’ they said. Women apply kumkum on the foreheads of their sons and husbands and send them to fight battles. I wore a black shirt and dhoti (a wrap-around waist cloth) and applied sandalwood paste and kumkum (red powder) to my forehead. Origin From Sanskrit kuṅkuma 'saffron'. Definition of kumkum in US English: kumkum nounˈko͝omˌko͝om A red powder used ceremonially and cosmetically, especially by Hindu women to make a small distinctive mark on the forehead. （尤指印度妇女涂在前额上的）红粉 Example sentencesExamples In the busy commercial streets of the city you will find huge pumpkins broken to pieces and scattered on the road, some smeared with kumkum. I wore a black shirt and dhoti (a wrap-around waist cloth) and applied sandalwood paste and kumkum (red powder) to my forehead. ‘Wearing kumkum or sandalwood paste need not be abandoned,’ they said. Women apply kumkum on the foreheads of their sons and husbands and send them to fight battles. Origin From Sanskrit kuṅkuma ‘saffron’.
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