English Explanatory Dictionary

sindoor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A traditional red or orange cosmetic powder from India, usually worn by Hindu women along the parting of the hair as a sign of marriage.

Word forms

sindoor sindhur sindhuram sindooram

Etymology

From Sanskrit सिन्दूर (sindūra, “red lead”).

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