bindi

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Borrowed from Hindi बिंदी (bindī).

• bindhi

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• Rhymes: -ɪndi

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, →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.

Shortening of bindi-eye.

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.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbindi/

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• Hyphenation: bin‧di

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

1. (transitive) to bind (books)

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

• bindo

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

bindī̀ m (possessed form bindìn)

1. tail

   Synonym: wutsiya

2. (euphemistic) penis

   Synonyms: azzakari, bura, jela, wutsiya

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɪntɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪntɪ

bindi n (genitive singular bindis, nominative plural bindi)

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

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

• binda (“to bind, to tie”)

bindi

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