sindoorn.

Brit.

/ˈsɪndʊə/, U.S.

/ˈsɪndʊ(ə)r/

Forms: 1700s– sindoor, 1800s– sindur.

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit sindūra, sindūr.

Etymology: < Sanskrit sindūra red lead (also with vernacular pronunciation sindūr), of unknown origin.

Pigment made from powdered red lead or vermilion, esp. as applied traditionally as a dot on the forehead or in the parting of the hair of a married Hindu woman.

ΚΠ

1788 J. Earles tr. Treat. Horses entitled Saloter i. ii. 27 A horse whose face, palate, and yard, are red, and every other part of the colour of Sindoor.

1836 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Jan. 3 The stone of Rustam,..which the Hindús..reverence so far as to pay occasional visits to it, light lamps, and daub it with Sindūr or red lead.

1868 Trans. Ethnol. Soc. London 6 26 The bride and bridegroom..are then brought outside, and the ceremony of touching each other's forehead with the ‘sindoor’ is performed.

1928 Folk-lore 39 343 This he anoints with sindur, just as a bridegroom applies red-lead or vermilion to the forehead of his bride.

1987 R. Randhawa Wicked Old Woman 82 Rosalind hates this doctor. Hates the Indian beauty in a sari, gold bangles jangling on her wrist,..the sindoor in her hair and the red dot on her forehead.

2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Sept. 126/2 An arranged marriage brought her from India... She hadn't neglected the venerable Hindu mark of a married woman, the smudge of red sindoor powder in the parting of her hair.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sindoor
释义	sindoorn. Brit. /ˈsɪndʊə/, U.S. /ˈsɪndʊ(ə)r/ Forms: 1700s– sindoor, 1800s– sindur. Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit sindūra, sindūr. Etymology: < Sanskrit sindūra red lead (also with vernacular pronunciation sindūr), of unknown origin. Pigment made from powdered red lead or vermilion, esp. as applied traditionally as a dot on the forehead or in the parting of the hair of a married Hindu woman. ΚΠ 1788 J. Earles tr. Treat. Horses entitled Saloter i. ii. 27 A horse whose face, palate, and yard, are red, and every other part of the colour of Sindoor. 1836 Jrnl. Asiatic Soc. Jan. 3 The stone of Rustam,..which the Hindús..reverence so far as to pay occasional visits to it, light lamps, and daub it with Sindūr or red lead. 1868 Trans. Ethnol. Soc. London 6 26 The bride and bridegroom..are then brought outside, and the ceremony of touching each other's forehead with the ‘sindoor’ is performed. 1928 Folk-lore 39 343 This he anoints with sindur, just as a bridegroom applies red-lead or vermilion to the forehead of his bride. 1987 R. Randhawa Wicked Old Woman 82 Rosalind hates this doctor. Hates the Indian beauty in a sari, gold bangles jangling on her wrist,..the sindoor in her hair and the red dot on her forehead. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 17 Sept. 126/2 An arranged marriage brought her from India... She hadn't neglected the venerable Hindu mark of a married woman, the smudge of red sindoor powder in the parting of her hair. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1788
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