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kumkum

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Noun — A red powder made from turmeric or saffron that Hindu women use to mark the skin, especially the forehead, as part of a ceremony.

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Etymology

Comes from Hindi कुमकुम (kumkum), from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).

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