English

Alternative forms

• kumkuma
• kunku

Noun

kumkum ‎(uncountable)

1. A red powder, made from saffron or turmeric, used ceremonially by Hindu women to make various markings on the body, especially the tilak.
   • 1997, Kiran Nagarkar, Cuckold, HarperCollins 2013, p. 197:

     A maid passed her the gold thali with a lamp and kumkum and turmeric powder in it.

Miskito

Determiner

kumkum

1. Alternative spelling of kum kum