sindoor

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sindoor

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Borrowed from Sanskrit सिन्दूर (sindūra, “red lead”).

noun sindhur · sindhuram · sindooram

uncountable 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. After she’d brushed her hair and twisted it into a knot, she got her sindoor out of the cabinet. It was in a tiny, flat copper container, and the powder was bright red.

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@misc{sindoor_2026,
  title = {sindoor},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sindoor},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}