Bindi
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bindi¹
- /bɪn.di/
Rhymes with -ɪndi
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindi बिंदी (bindī).
noun bindis · bindhi
- The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of Hindu women. 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?
- Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.
bindi²
Where it comes from
Clipping of bindi-eye.
noun bindis
- The common lawn weed, Soliva sessilis, introduced to Australia from South America.
- A seed of this plant, having small sharp spines which stick painfully into bare feet.
- Any of a number of plants of the genus Calotis which have small burrs with fine barbed awns.
- Any of various plants of the genus Sclerolaena.
bindi³
noun bindis
- Alternative form of bhindi (“okra”).bhindi
Bindi⁴
- /bɪn.di/
proper noun
- A locality in the Shire of East Gippsland, eastern Victoria, Australia.
- A female given name.
