કંકુ
Gujarati
Etymology
From Sanskrit કુઙ્કુમ (kuṅkuma). Compare Marathi कुंकू (kuṅkū), Hindustani کُمْکُم (kumkum) / कुमकुम (kumkum), Telugu కుంకుమ (kuṅkuma), Tamil குங்குமம் (kuṅkumam).
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kuṅkuma”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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