bindi

English

Indian man with bindi on forehead

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi बिंदी (bindī).

Alternative forms

• bindhi

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪndi

Noun

bindi (plural bindis)

1. The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women.

   Synonyms: kumkum, pottu, sindoor, tika, tilak, tilakam

   • 2005 November 14, Anita Sethi, “The curse of being labelled the 'new Zadie'”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Actually… a six-figure advance? What the hell, dudes, I'm donning a sari and bindi and penning a novel called, let's see, how about Manchesterstani? My old desi m8s the rude girls of Moss Side have never before been captured in fiction. Int dat da truth, rude girls?

2. Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.

Translations

the "holy dot"

• Burmese: ဗိန္ဒု (my) (bindu.)
• Hindi: बिंदी (hi) f (bindī)
• Japanese: ビンディー (bindī)
• Khmer: ពិន្ទុ (km) (pɨntuʼ)
• Malayalam: പൊട്ട് (ml) (poṭṭŭ)
• Marathi: टिकली f (ṭiklī)
• Odia: ଟିକିଲି (or) (ṭikili)
• Russian: би́нди (ru) f (bíndi)
• Sanskrit: बिन्दु (sa) m (bindu)
• Tamil: பொட்டு (ta) (poṭṭu)
• Thai: พินทุ (th) (pin-tú)

Etymology 2

Shortening of bindi-eye.

Noun

bindi (plural bindis)

1. (Australia) The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America.
2. (Australia) A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet.
3. (Australia) Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns.
4. (Australia) Any of a various plants of the genus Sclerolaena.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbindi/

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• Hyphenation: bin‧di

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to bind (books)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bindi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense bindas bindis bindos active participle bindanta bindantaj bindinta bindintaj bindonta bindontaj acc. bindantan bindantajn bindintan bindintajn bindontan bindontajn passive participle bindata bindataj bindita binditaj bindota bindotaj acc. bindatan bindatajn binditan binditajn bindotan bindotajn nominal active participle bindanto bindantoj bindinto bindintoj bindonto bindontoj acc. bindanton bindantojn bindinton bindintojn bindonton bindontojn nominal passive participle bindato bindatoj bindito binditoj bindoto bindotoj acc. bindaton bindatojn binditon binditojn bindoton bindotojn adverbial active participle bindante bindinte bindonte adverbial passive participle bindate bindite bindote infinitive bindi imperative bindu conditional bindus

Related terms

• bindo

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bín.dìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bɪ́n.dìː]

Noun

bindī̀ m (possessed form bindìn)

1. tail

   Synonym: wutsiya

2. (euphemistic) penis

   Synonyms: azzakari, bura, jela, wutsiya

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

declension of bindi

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	bindi	bindið	bindi	bindin
accusative	bindi	bindið	bindi	bindin
dative	bindi	bindinu	bindum	bindunum
genitive	bindis	bindisins	binda	bindanna

Derived terms

• dömubindi (“sanitary towel”)
• hálsbindi (“necktie”)

Related terms

• binda (“to bind, to tie”)

Old Norse

Verb

bindi

1. third-person singular/plural present subjunctive active of binda