'Chunam' definitions:

Definition of 'Chunam'

From: GCIDE
  • Chunam \Chu*nam"\ (ch[=oo]*n[a^]m"), n. [Hind. ch[=u]n[=a], from Skr. c[=u]r[.n]a powder, dust; or a Dravidian word.] Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [India] --Whitworth. [1913 Webster]