কুমকুম
Bengali[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic قُمْقُم (qumqum), which is from Aramaic קוּמְקְמָא (qumqəmā, “cooking vessel; cooling vessel”), from Imperial Aramaic 𐡒𐡅𐡒𐡌 (qwqm), from Akkadian 𒂁𒆪𒆪𒁍 (/kukkubu, quqquba/, “a smaller container used as an alabastron, libation jar, or drikining flask; originally a drinking pouch made from an animal's stomach, any similar pouch with a small opening”), considered possibly a loan or developed from Sumerian 𒂁𒃻𒋫𒆸 (/gugguru/, “tall earthen vessel with a narrow opening”); whence ultimately also Ancient Greek κούκκουμα (koúkkouma), diminutive κουκκούμιον (koukkoúmion), and Latin cucuma, compare Classical Syriac ܩܘܿܩܡܳܐ (qūqəmā, “pot”), absolute state ܩܘܿܩܽܡ (qūqum).
Noun[edit]
কুমকুম • (kumkum) (objective কুমকুম (kumkum) or কুমকুমকে (kumkumke), genitive কুমকুমের (kumkumer), locative কুমকুমে (kumkume))
- bulbous flask with a neck used for dispersing perfume
References[edit]
- Accessible Dictionary, “কুমকুম” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh
- Accessible Dictionary, “কুমকুম” Bengali-Bengali, Government of Bangladesh