"குங்குமம்" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /kuŋɡumam/ Audio: Ta-குங்குமம்.ogg Forms: kuṅkumam [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma). Cognates Compare Kannada ಕುಂಕುಮ (kuṅkuma), Malayalam കുങ്കുമം (kuṅkumaṁ), Telugu కుంకుమ (kuṅkuma). Etymology templates: {{bor+|ta|sa|कुङ्कुम}} Borrowed from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma), {{col-top|2|cog}} Cognates, {{cog|kn|ಕುಂಕುಮ}} Kannada ಕುಂಕುಮ (kuṅkuma), {{cog|ml|കുങ്കുമം}} Malayalam കുങ്കുമം (kuṅkumaṁ), {{cog|te|కుంకుమ}} Telugu కుంకుమ (kuṅkuma) Head templates: {{ta-noun}} குங்குமம் • (kuṅkumam)
  1. kumkum, saffron powder worn by Hindu women on the forehead Wikipedia link: ta:குங்குமம்
    Sense id: en-குங்குமம்-ta-noun-7u-FwSGJ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Tamil entries with incorrect language header, Tamil terms with redundant script codes
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