குஙகுமம்

English translation: saffron

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Tamil term or phrase:	குங்குமம்
English translation:	saffron
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06:03 Feb 7, 2018

Tamil to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / Names of Journals

Tamil term or phrase: குஙகுமம்

Greetings,

Annamalai’s Colloquial Tamil (p. 132) gives குஙகுமம் as the name of a weekly magazine. However, I can't find a definition for this word anywhere, and imagine that if is it indeed the name of a magazine it must have some meaning.

Best wishes and many thanks,

Simon

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saffron

Explanation:
It's saffron flower or its powder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron

Selected response from:

Mohammed Fahim
Sri Lanka

Grading comment

Many thanks for everything, excellent!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

Red only

Anu Shobana

Auspicious and holy red powder prepared with turmeric and lime

Anu Shobana

saffron powder worn by Hindu women on the forehead as a sign of auspiciousness

Rajamanickam. R.

The auspicious red dot kept on forehead by Hindus.

Mohan Krishnan

saffron

Mohammed Fahim

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

4 mins confidence:

saffron

Explanation:
It's saffron flower or its powder.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saffron

https://ta.wiktionary.org/s/1phi

Mohammed Fahim
Sri Lanka
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Tamil,

Sinhala (Sinhalese)
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Many thanks for everything, excellent!

51 mins confidence:

The auspicious red dot kept on forehead by Hindus.

Explanation:
குங்குமம் is a well known weekly in Tamil. This magazine target women readership. Kungkumam is an auspicious thing maintained by Hinus. Normally women wear kungkumam in between eye-brows on forehead, in northern part of India it is been worn top of the forehead. Men too were Kungkumam.

In Hindu culture widows does not wear Kungkumam.

Example sentence(s):

மஞ்சள் குங்குமத்துடன் நீடூடி வாழ்க - means live long with your husband.
குங்குமப்பொட்டு - The red dot at forehead.

Mohan Krishnan
India
Local time: 01:28
Native speaker of:

English,

Tamil
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

saffron powder worn by Hindu women on the forehead as a sign of auspiciousness

Explanation:
There is a spelling error: It should be குங்குமம் and not குஙகுமம்
It means:
Saffron powder worn by Hindu women on the forehead as a sign of auspiciousness

Rajamanickam. R.
India
Local time: 01:28
Native speaker of:

English,

Tamil

23 hrs confidence:

Auspicious and holy red powder prepared with turmeric and lime

Explanation:
Kumkum or Kunkumam is a holy and auspicious red powder offered in all Hindu temples(particularly while worshipping Goddesses like Devi,Amman, Kali).

Anu Shobana
India
Local time: 01:28
Native speaker of:

Tamil

1 day 16 mins confidence:

Red only

Explanation:
only red. Yellow one is turmeric powder.

Anu Shobana
India
Local time: 01:28
Native speaker of:

Tamil

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