કંકુ

Gujarati

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀫 (kuṃkuma), from Sanskrit કુઙ્કુમ (kuṅkuma). Cognate with Marathi कुंकू (kuṅkū).

Noun

કંકુ • (kaṅku) n

1. kumkum

Further reading

• “કંકુ”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuṅkuma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 164