bindi
English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Hindi बिंदी (bindī).
Alternative forms
- bindhi
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɪndi
Noun
bindi (plural bindis)
- The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women.
- Synonyms: kumkum, pottu, sindoor, tika, tilak, tilakam
- Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.
Translations
the "holy dot"
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Etymology 2
Shortening of bindi-eye.
Noun
bindi (plural bindis)
- (Australia) The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America.
- (Australia) A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet.
- (Australia) Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns.
- (Australia) Any of a various plants of the genus Sclerolaena.
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbindi/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: bin‧di
Verb
bindi (present bindas, past bindis, future bindos, conditional bindus, volitive bindu)
- (transitive) to bind (books)
Conjugation
Conjugation of bindi
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Related terms
- bindo
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bín.dìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [bɪ́n.dìː]
Noun
bindī̀ m (possessed form bindìn)
- tail
- Synonym: wutsiya
- (euphemistic) penis
- Synonyms: azzakari, bura, jela, wutsiya
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɪntɪ/
- Rhymes: -ɪntɪ
Noun
bindi n (genitive singular bindis, nominative plural bindi)
- volume, tome
- sheaf
- bandage
- tie, necktie
Declension
declension of bindi
n-s | singular | plural | ||
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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
- third-person singular/plural present subjunctive active of binda