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Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سرمه (surma), from Turkic sürmek ("to draw along, rub, smear") or, alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover, conceal”).
Pronunciation
Noun
सुरमा • (surmā) m (Urdu spelling سرمہ)
- kohl, collyrium, soorma (kind of makeup applied around the eyes)
- Synonym: अंजन (añjan)
- सुरमा लगाना ― surmā lagānā ― to apply kohl
- powdered sulphide of antimony, or of lead; lead ore
- सुरमे की क़लम
- lead pencil
- (figuratively) very fine powder
Declension
Declension of सुरमा (masc ā-stem)
Descendants