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गुलाल gulāl[prob. fr. S. गुण्डः], s.m. The red powder thrown about by the Hindūs in the Holīfestival (it is generally the meal of rice, or barley, or siṅghāṛādyed red with baqamwood, etc.):—gulāl uṛānā, or gulāl pheṅknā, To throw gulālabout, 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.
Origin: Hindi