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Bindi vs Bidi - What's the difference?

bindi | bidi |

As nouns the difference between bindi and bidi

is that bindi is the “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women while bidi is a beedi.

bindi

English

(wikipedia bindi)

Alternative forms

* bindhi

Noun

(en noun)
  • The “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.
  • Makeup or jewellery worn in imitation of such a dot.
  • (Australia, slang) A tiny, sharp-needled seed often found on the ground in the bush.

    • Synonyms

    * kumkum * pottu * sindoor * tika * tilak * tilakam ----

    bidi

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a beedi

    • Anagrams

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