bindi

Alternative forms

• bindhi

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बिंदी (bindī).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪndi

Noun

bindi (plural bindis)

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

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

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

Noun

bindī̀ m (possessed form bindìn)

1. tail
2. (euphemistic) penis

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