"bindi" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 bindi.ogg [Australia] Forms: bindis [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪndi Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi बिंदी (bindī). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|hi|बिंदी}} Hindi बिंदी (bindī) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bindi (plural bindis)
  1. The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women. Synonyms: kumkum, pottu, sindoor, tika, tilak, tilakam Translations (the "holy dot"): ဗိန္ဒု (bindu.) (Burmese), बिंदी (bindī) [feminine] (Hindi), ビンディー (bindī) (Japanese), ពិន្ទុ (pintuʼ) (Khmer), പൊട്ട് (poṭṭŭ) (Malayalam), टिकली (ṭiklī) [feminine] (Marathi), ଟିକିଲି (ṭikili) (Odia), би́нди (bíndi) [feminine] (Russian), बिन्दु (bindu) [masculine] (Sanskrit), பொட்டு (poṭṭu) (Tamil), พินทุ (pin-tú) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-bindi-en-noun-ucJ3UMCR Disambiguation of 'the "holy dot"': 88 12
  2. Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot. Categories (topical): Jewelry Categories (lifeform): Buckwheat family plants
    Sense id: en-bindi-en-noun-4UOFx38o Disambiguation of Jewelry: 14 35 22 9 10 10 Disambiguation of Buckwheat family plants: 10 11 26 10 22 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bindhi
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: bindis [plural]
Etymology: Shortening of bindi-eye. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bindi (plural bindis)
  1. (Australia) The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Anthemideae tribe plants, Buckwheat family plants, Caltrop family plants
    Sense id: en-bindi-en-noun-soEBR9kh Disambiguation of Anthemideae tribe plants: 10 10 28 8 22 22 Disambiguation of Buckwheat family plants: 10 11 26 10 22 22 Disambiguation of Caltrop family plants: 10 11 27 10 21 20 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 17 33 8 14 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 9 39 8 16 15
  2. (Australia) A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet. Tags: Australia
    Sense id: en-bindi-en-noun-1a9Q0vSR Categories (other): Australian English
  3. (Australia) Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Buckwheat family plants
    Sense id: en-bindi-en-noun-9SuOk95A Disambiguation of Buckwheat family plants: 10 11 26 10 22 22 Categories (other): Australian English
  4. (Australia) Any of a various plants of the genus Sclerolaena. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Buckwheat family plants
    Sense id: en-bindi-en-noun-vnydptLQ Disambiguation of Buckwheat family plants: 10 11 26 10 22 22 Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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