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Borrowed from Sanskrit कुङ्कुम (kuṅkuma).
குங்குமம் • (kuṅkumam)
- kumkum, saffron powder worn by Hindu women on the forehead
- University of Madras (1924–1936) “குங்குமம்”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press