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noun
A type of plaster made from lime and sand, used for indoor finishing and slope protection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Hong-Kong, India, uncountable, usually
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verb
To plaster or waterproof with chunam.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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History
From Tamil சுண்ணம் (cuṇṇam, “lime, ground mortar”), from Sanskrit चूर्ण (cūrṇa, “powder; lime”).
