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Kunkum, Kuṅkū�: 2 definitions

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Kunkum means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṅkū� (कुंकूं).—n (ṅkܳ S) A powder prepared from turmeric colored with lemon-juice, alum &c. It is rubbed by married women on the forehead &c. In the Konka� this powder is called 辱ñᲹ, and it is only after mixture and preparation with oil that it becomes ṅkū�. Pr. bōḍakīlā ṅkū� vāñjhēlā kātabōḷa kaśāsa pāhijē? ṅkū� jāṇēṃ g. of s. To suffer the wane or departure of its glory;--used of a business, a branch of science, a source of emolument &c. ṅkū� pusūna śēṇa lāvaṇēṃ To leave one's husband and contract ṭa or the inferior form of marriage with another: also to contract ṭa whether as a wife or a widow. ṅkū� baḷakaṭa hōṇēṃ g. of s. To have the destiny of an abiding ṅkū�, i.e. to be able to preserve one's husband long in life. ṅkū� sarasē� hōṇēṃ-karaṇēṃ To stand fast in the enjoyment of wife- (unwidowed) honors. ṅkū� saṃrakṣaṇēṃ or saṃrakṣaṇa karaṇēṃ To hold fast one's wifehood (unwidowed state).

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṅkū� (कुंकूं).�n A powder prepared from turmeric coloured with lemon-juice, &c. It is rubbed by married women on the forehead. ṅkū� jāṇēṃ To suffer the wane or departure of its glory–used of a business &c. ṅkū� baḷakaṭha hōṇēṃ To have the destiny of an abiding ṅkū� i. e., to be able to preserve one's husband long in life. kuṅkū sarasa hōṇēṃ-karaṇēṃ To stand fast in the enjoyment of wife-(unwidowed) honours.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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