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Bindy vs Bindi - What's the difference?

bindy | bindi |

As nouns the difference between bindy and bindi

is that bindy is a stinging burr of the bindii plant while bindi is the “holy dot” traditionally worn on the forehead of married hindu women.

bindy

English

Noun

(bindies)
  • a stinging burr of the bindii plant

    • 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 ----