kumkum

Alternative forms

 * kumkuma
 * kunku
 * kungumam

Etymology
From from.

Noun

 * 1) A red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak.
 * 2) * 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 134:
 * Saubhagya Devi sent Alak Kishori to fetch kumkum.
 * Saubhagya Devi sent Alak Kishori to fetch kumkum.