kumkum

== English == === Alternative forms === kumkuma kunku kungumam === Etymology === From Hindi कुमकुम (kumkum) from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʊmkʊm/ === Noun === kumkum (uncountable) A red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak. 2015, Tridip Suhrud, translating Govardhanram Madhavram Tripathi, Sarasvatichandra I, Orient BlackSwan 2015, p. 134: Saubhagya Devi sent Alak Kishori to fetch kumkum. == Miskito == === Determiner === kumkum alternative spelling of kum kum