different between tikka vs bindi

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /t?k.?/, /ti?.k?/
• Rhymes: -?k? or Rhymes: -i?k?

Etymology 1

From Hindi ?????? (?ikk?)/Urdu ?????? (?ikka), ultimately from Persian ???? (tikka).

Noun

tikka (countable and uncountable, plural tikkas)

1. A marinade made from various aromatic spices usually with a yoghurt base; often used in Indian cuisine prior to grilling in a tandoor.

Derived terms

• tikka masala

See also

• tandoori

Etymology 2

Noun

tikka (plural tikkas)

1. Alternative form of tika

Anagrams

• ikkat

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tikka, probably of recent imitative origin. Related to Estonian tikk, Ingrian tikka, Livvi tikku, Veps tik and Votic tikka. The sense "dart" is likely by analogy with the sharp, pointed beak of a woodpecker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tik??/, [?t?ik??]
• Rhymes: -ik??
• Syllabification: tik?ka

Noun

tikka

1. woodpecker (bird in the family Picidae)
2. dart (sharp-pointed missile used in the games of darts and tikanheitto)

Declension

Hyponyms

• (bird of the family Picidae): in addition to all birds ending in -tikka: afrikantikkanen, käenpiika, palokärki, poimija, tikkanen, tulikärki, tulitöyhtö, töyhtöpoimija

Derived terms

• Tikkanen
• tikkanen

Compounds

Anagrams

• Kitka, kakit, katki, kikat, kitka, takki

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tikka. Cognates include Finnish tikka and Estonian tikk.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa, Soikkola, Ylä-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /?tik??/
• Hyphenation: tik?ka

Noun

tikka (genitive tikan, partitive tikkaa)

1. woodpecker (bird of the genus Picus)

Declension

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) I?oran Keelen Grammatikka?^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 585

Karelian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish Finnish tikka

Noun

tikka

1. woodpecker

Maltese

Etymology

Probably inherited from dialectal Arabic ?????? (takka, “one, piece, morsel, bit, tad”), from Persian ???? (tekke), provided that the borrowing into Arabic happened early enough. Otherwise an independent onomatopoeia could not be ruled out; compare English tick (“checkmark; short moment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?k.ka/

Noun

tikka f (plural tikek)

1. point, dot, spot
2. (often in negation) a bit, a little

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• tikket

Verb

tikka

1. inflection of tikke:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

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