सुरमा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian سرمه (sorme), from Turkic or, alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”)

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /sʊɾ.mɑː/, [sʊɾ.mäː]

Noun

सुरमा • (surmā) m (Urdu spelling سرما)

1. kohl, collyrium, soorma (kind of makeup applied around the eyes)

   (deprecated template usage) सुरमा लगाना ― surmā lagānā ― to apply kohl

   Synonym: अंजन (añjan)