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Bindii vs Bindi - What's the difference?

bindii | bindi |

As nouns the difference between bindii and bindi

is that bindii is lawn weed common to Australia, with a small stinging nettle while bindi is the “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married Hindu women.

bindii

English

Alternative forms

* bindi-eye * bindy-eye

Noun

(en noun)
  • (Australia) Lawn weed common to Australia, with a small stinging nettle.
  • (Australia) A burr from this weed.

    • Synonyms

    * bindy, bindie, bindies

    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 ----