bindi

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बिंदी (bindī).

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪndi

Noun

bindi (plural bindis)

  1. The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.
    Synonyms: kumkum, pottu, sindoor, tika, tilak, tilakam
  2. Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.
  3. (Australia, slang) A tiny, sharp-needled seed often found on the ground in the bush.

Translations


Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbindi/
  • Hyphenation: bin‧di

Verb

bindi (present bindas, past bindis, future bindos, conditional bindus, volitive bindu)

  1. (transitive) to bind (books)

Conjugation


Hausa

Noun

bindī̀ m (possessed form bindìn)

  1. tail
  2. (euphemistic) penis

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɪntɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪntɪ

Noun

bindi n (genitive singular bindis, nominative plural bindi)

  1. volume, tome
  2. sheaf
  3. bandage
  4. tie, necktie

Declension

Derived terms

  • binda (to bind, to tie)
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