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bindi

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /bɪn.di/
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  • rhymes with -ɪndi

1

name

Meaning 1

A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A female given name.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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

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4

noun

Meaning 4

Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable

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noun

Meaning 7

Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable

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8

noun

Meaning 8

Any of various plants of the genus Sclerolaena.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Australia, countable, uncountable

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9

noun

Meaning 9

Alternative form of bhindi (“okra”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: India, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi बिंदी (bindī).

Clipping of bindi-eye.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဗိန္ဒု (bindu.) — the "holy dot"
  • German: Bindi — the "holy dot"
  • Hindi: बिंदी (bindī) — the "holy dot"
  • Japanese: ビンディー (bindī) — the "holy dot"
  • Khmer: ពិន្ទុ (pintuʼ) — the "holy dot"
  • Malayalam: പൊട്ട് (poṭṭŭ) — the "holy dot"
  • Marathi: टिकली (ṭiklī) — the "holy dot"
  • Odia: ଟିକିଲି (ṭikili) — the "holy dot"
  • Russian: би́нди (bíndi) — the "holy dot"
  • Sanskrit: बिन्दु (bindu) — the "holy dot"
  • Tamil: பொட்டு (poṭṭu) — the "holy dot"
  • Thai: พินทุ (pin-tú) — the "holy dot"