गुलाल gulāl

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cch
śśh
ṣṣh
r̥r̥i

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Hindi · n. · f.

Earlier definition

Definition

Coloured farinaceous powder which the Hindus apply on one another's face and/or forehead during the Holi: festival.
The red powder thrown about by the Hindūs in the Holī festival (it is generally the meal of rice, or barley, or siṅghāṛā dyed red with baqam wood, &c.)

Usual translation

  1. red colour
  2. gulal
  3. red powder

Origin of the definition

गुलाल gula:l (nf) coloured farinaceous powder which the Hindus apply on one another's face and/or forehead during the Holi: festival.

H گلال गुलाल gulāl [prob. fr. S. गुण्डः], s.m. The red powder thrown about by the Hindūs in the Holī festival (it is generally the meal of rice, or barley, or siṅghāṛā dyed red with baqam wood, &c.): — gulāl uṛānā, or gulāl pheṅknā, To throw gulāl about, or upon one another: — gulāl-bāṛā, s.m., or gulāl-bāṛī, s.f. A royal pavilion (or place) for recreation; a garden adjoining a palace: — gulāl-tulsī, s.f. The plant Ocymum basilicum: — gulāl-ćashm, adj. Reddish-eyed.

गुलाल Gulal means a colorful, dry powder that is mainly used during the Hindu festival of Holi for smearing or throwing on one another.

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Saturday 4 October 2025
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