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单词 kumkum
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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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