different between bindi vs bindin

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi ????? (bind?).

Alternative forms

• bindhi

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?ndi

Noun

bindi (plural bindis)

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

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

2. Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.

Translations

Etymology 2

Shortening of bindi-eye.

Noun

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.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?bindi/
• Hyphenation: bin?di

Verb

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

1. (transitive) to bind (books)

Conjugation

Related terms

• bindo

Hausa

Noun

bind?? m (possessed form bindìn)

1. tail
2. (euphemistic) penis

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?nt?/
• Rhymes: -?nt?

Noun

bindi n (genitive singular bindis, nominative plural bindi)

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

Declension

Derived terms

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

Related terms

• binda (“to bind, to tie”)

Old Norse

Verb

bindi

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

English

Etymology 1

bind +? -in

Noun

bindin (countable and uncountable, plural bindins)

1. (biochemistry) A protein involved in the process of sea urchin fertilization.

Related terms

• calphobindin

Etymology 2

Noun

bindin

1. Garcinia indica, a plant in the mangosteen family.

Anagrams

• inbind