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tendu¹

Where it comes from

From French tendu (“stretched”).

noun tendus

  1. A move in which the leg and foot stretch to point in a particular direction, but the foot does not leave the floor.

tendu²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Hindi तेंदू (tendū), from Sanskrit तिन्दुक (tinduka).

noun tendus

  1. Diospyros melanoxylon, a tree in the family Ebenaceae, native to parts of South Asia, whose leaves are used as beedi-wrappers. […]the milky stems of Ak and Thubar, and all parts of the Tendu, have a noxious effect on the water. The Tendu is said to be so poisonous that if a branch fall into the water the fish of the tank will die.

    Similar: Coromandel ebony, East Indian ebony, kendu, temburini, tuniki

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"tendu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tendu. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"tendu." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tendu.

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@misc{tendu_2026,
  title = {tendu},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tendu},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}