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Kohl is an ancient eye cosmetic, traditionally made by grinding stibnite (Sb2S3). It is widely used in South Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of West Africa as eyeliner〔Eyeliner video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L644Lt2_xmQ〕 to contour and/or darken the eyelids and as mascara for the eyelashes. It is worn mostly by women, but also by some men and children. Kohl has also been used in India as a cosmetic for a long time. In addition, mothers would apply kohl to their infants' eyes soon after birth. Some did this to "strengthen the child's eyes", and others believed it could prevent the child from being cursed by the evil eye.〔Hardy A, Walton R, Vaishnav R., Int J Environ Health Res. 2004 Feb;14(1):83–91. ''Composition of eye cosmetics (kohls) used in Cairo.''〕 ==Name== The Arabic name and the Biblical Hebrew 〔(Strong's Concordance H3583 )〕 (cf. modern Hebrew כחול "blue") are cognates, from a Semitic root ''k-ḥ-l''. Transliteration variants of Arabic dialectal pronunciation include ''kol'', ''kehal'' or ''kohal''. The Arabic word was loaned into a number of languages with the spread of Islam. The Persian word for kohl is ''sorme''. It is known as either ''surma''/''sirma'' or ''kājal''/''gājal'' in South Asia. In West Africa, it is also known as ''tozali'' or ''kwalli''.〔Kay Lazar ( Folk remedy linked to baby’s high lead levels ), Boston Globe, 2 August 2012. 〕 The English word ''alcohol'' is a loan of the Arabic word (via Middle Latin and French; originally in the sense "powder of antimony"; the modern meaning is from the 18th century). The Russian word for antimony, сурьма, is a loan from the Persian term. The Greek and Latin terms for antimony, ''stibium'', στίβι, στίμμι, were borrowed from the Egyptian name '. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kohl (cosmetics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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