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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
kumkum /ˈkʊmkʊm/

▶noun a red pigment used by Hindu women to make a mark on the forehead.

– origin Hindi kumkumā, from Sanskrit kugkuma ‘saffron’.

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